Total Crime Rate

217.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.2 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 217.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 87.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 45.9 8/10
  • Drugs 41.3 10/10
  • Public order 22.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Robbery 9.2 9/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Godstow Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Abbey Wood , and the 111th 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 Godstow Road (SE2 9AY) in the last 12 months was 217.9 per 1,000 residents and was 110.3% higher 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 87.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 90.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Godstow Road (SE2 9AY), the main crime hotspot is near Tavy Bridge. Police recorded 154 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Godstow Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/63)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolsey Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolsey Close —
Apr 2026Other crime Tavy Bridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tavy Bridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tavy Bridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tavy Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Tavy Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Tavy Bridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Tavy Bridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wolsey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wolsey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tavy Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Throwley Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tavy Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tavy Bridge —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tavy Bridge —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tavy Bridge —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tavy Bridge —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tavy Bridge —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tavy Bridge —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tavy Bridge —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southmere Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Harrow Manorway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Throwley Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Throwley Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Harrow Manorway Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Harrow Manorway Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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