Total Crime Rate

122.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 122.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 36.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.6 7/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Tarves Way area has the 28th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Greenwich Creekside , and the 277th highest crime rate of 754 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 Tarves Way (SE10 9JE) in the last 12 months was 122.3 per 1,000 residents and was 13.6% lower than the Greenwich Creekside average (141.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 36.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tarves Way (SE10 9JE), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tarves Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Merryweather Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thornham Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenwich —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenwich High Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Cottage Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashburnham Retreat —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashburnham Retreat —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashburnham Retreat —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashburnham Retreat —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashburnham Retreat —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashburnham Retreat —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thornham Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thornham Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Norway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Norway Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Old Pearson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Old Pearson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Old Pearson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Pearson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Kay Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kay Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wood Wharf Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Haddo Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Creek Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Horseferry Place —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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