Total Crime Rate

172.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 172.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.7 9/10
  • Drugs 41.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Other theft 12.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.6 9/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Royal Hill area has the 20th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Greenwich Creekside , and the 160th highest crime rate of 771 local areas in Greenwich .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Royal Hill (SE10 8RT) in the last 12 months was 172.5 per 1,000 residents and was 4.6% higher than the Greenwich Creekside average (165.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 1200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 86.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Royal Hill (SE10 8RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blackheath Hill (57 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Royal Hill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs David Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs David Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Evelyn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Evelyn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences David Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Prior Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blissett Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackheath Hill Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blissett Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Randall Place
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Straightsmouth Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Prince Of Orange Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stockwell Street
Sep 2025Public order Stockwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Arlington Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackheath Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Evelyn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Evelyn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Point Hill
Sep 2025Other theft Evelyn Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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