Total Crime Rate

285.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 285.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.2 9/10
  • Other theft 45.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 40.8 10/10
  • Drugs 30.6 10/10
  • Robbery 15.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 15.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Public order 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

Highbridge area has the 10th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in East Greenwich , and the 67th 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 Highbridge (SE10 9PS) in the last 12 months was 285.7 per 1,000 residents and was 151.4% higher than the East Greenwich average (113.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 81.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highbridge (SE10 9PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Highbridge area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Trenchard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Collington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Park Vista Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Vista Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Trenchard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Vista Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greenwich Park Street
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Row
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Gibson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eastney Street

Data Sources

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