Crime Rates at Bostall Hill, London, SE2 0RB

Bostall Hill area has the 9th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Abbey Wood , and the 83rd 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 Bostall Hill (SE2 0RB) in the last 12 months was 261.2 per 1,000 residents and was 148.5% higher 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 150.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 58.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bostall Hill (SE2 0RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Glendown Road, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.