Total Crime Rate
237.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Tom Smith Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Blackheath Westcombe , and the 91st 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 Tom Smith Close (SE10 9XH) in the last 12 months was 237.4 per 1,000 residents and was 177.4% higher than the Blackheath Westcombe average (85.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 100.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 65.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Tom Smith Close (SE10 9XH), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 238 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Woodland Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trafalgar Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Trenchard Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Gibson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tuskar Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitworth Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Woodland Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Woodland Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Braddyll Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Braddyll Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodland Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodlands Park Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodland Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodland Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Restell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Trenchard Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Maze Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Thornley Place | Awaiting court outcome |
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