Total Crime Rate

98.1 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 98.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.4 9/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.7 3/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Willrose Crescent area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Abbey Wood , and the 354th highest crime rate of 771 local areas in Greenwich .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Willrose Crescent (SE2 0LQ) in the last 12 months was 98.1 per 1,000 residents and was 6.6% lower than the Abbey Wood average (105.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 60.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willrose Crescent (SE2 0LQ), the main crime hotspot is near Mitchell Close. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Willrose Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Viola Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bostall Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Abbey Wood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mitchell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mitchell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Mitchell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mitchell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Suffolk Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bostall Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mcleod Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bostall Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Dahlia Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Viola Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bostall Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Dahlia Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bostall Manorway
Sep 2025Public order Bostall Manorway Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bostall Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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