Total Crime Rate

620.3 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 620.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 158.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 118.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 82.3 10/10
  • Other theft 57.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 35.9 7/10
  • Robbery 31.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 27.4 10/10
  • Drugs 27.4 10/10
  • Public order 27.4 10/10
  • Burglary 21.1 10/10
  • Other crime 12.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

College Approach area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Greenwich Creekside , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 771 local areas in Greenwich .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around College Approach (SE10 9HY) in the last 12 months was 620.3 per 1,000 residents and was 275.9% higher than the Greenwich Creekside average (165.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 75 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -55.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 85 (β‰ˆ 179.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 39.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around College Approach (SE10 9HY), the main crime hotspot is near Cutty Sark For Maritime Greenwich. Police recorded 373 crimes here, including 78 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in College Approach area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenwich Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Welland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Nelson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ferry Terminal β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area β€”
Sep 2025Possession of weapons College Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft College Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour College Approach β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour College Approach β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Greenwich Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person King William Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stockwell Street β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Evelyn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Evelyn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Evelyn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Evelyn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Evelyn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Evelyn Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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