Total Crime Rate

49.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 49.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 34.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.6 5/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Bostall Lane area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Abbey Wood , and the 185th lowest crime rate of 754 local areas in Greenwich .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bostall Lane (SE2 0JY) in the last 12 months was 49.6 per 1,000 residents and was 52.2% lower than the Abbey Wood average (103.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 34.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bostall Lane (SE2 0JY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Viola Avenue, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bostall Lane (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bostall Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Owenite Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Viola Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Owenite Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Viola Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carnation Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Owenite Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Viola Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Brodrick Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bevan Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dianthus Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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