Total Crime Rate

126.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 126.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.1 9/10
  • Public order 15.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.1 2/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Fairby Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Blackheath Westcombe , and the 262nd 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 Fairby Road (SE12 8JR) in the last 12 months was 126.9 per 1,000 residents and was 48.3% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairby Road (SE12 8JR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kidbrooke Park Road, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Fairby Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sheldon Close
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kidbrooke Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lilian Barker Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lilian Barker Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Horn Park Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sheldon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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