Total Crime Rate

145.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.0 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 145.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 83.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.4 5/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Ampleforth Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Abbey Wood , and the 209th highest crime rate of 754 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 Ampleforth Road (SE2 9BL) in the last 12 months was 145.3 per 1,000 residents and was 40.3% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 83.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ampleforth Road (SE2 9BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Throwley Close, where police recorded 98 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ampleforth Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Godstow Road
Apr 2026Drugs Throwley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Disraeli Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Disraeli Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolsey Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolsey Close
Apr 2026Burglary Wolsey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wolsey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Throwley Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Throwley Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Throwley Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Throwley Close
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Throwley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Throwley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Disraeli Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Throwley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ampleforth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tickford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Godstow Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Disraeli Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Throwley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peterstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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