Total Crime Rate

222.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 222.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 66.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.1 10/10
  • Drugs 42.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.2 10/10
  • Other theft 14.2 9/10
  • Public order 14.2 8/10
  • Robbery 9.5 9/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 4.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dahlia Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Abbey Wood , and the 108th highest crime rate of 754 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 Dahlia Road (SE2 0SU) in the last 12 months was 222.8 per 1,000 residents and was 115.0% higher than the Abbey Wood average (103.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 66.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dahlia Road (SE2 0SU), 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 Manorway (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dahlia Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Viola Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Drugs Smithies Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Smithies Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Smithies Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Brodrick Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dianthus Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bostall Manorway —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bostall Manorway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bostall Manorway Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Viola Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bevan Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carnation Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Owenite Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Viola Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Owenite Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rochdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rochdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rochdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rochdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Owenite Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences De Lucy Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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