Total Crime Rate

149.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.7 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 149.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 81.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.1 9/10
  • Other theft 19.2 9/10
  • Public order 19.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Devenish Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Abbey Wood , and the 206th 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 Devenish Road (SE2 9DA) in the last 12 months was 149.0 per 1,000 residents and was 43.9% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 81.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Devenish Road (SE2 9DA), the main crime hotspot is near Manister Road. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Devenish Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manister Road —
Apr 2026Public order Penmon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bromholm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pynham Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pynham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Byland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Byland Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosedale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cookhill Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cookhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Kentish Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cookhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Manister Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manister Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Littlemore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Stanbrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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