Crime Rates at Devenish Road, London, SE2 9DA

Devenish Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Abbey Wood , and the 205th highest crime rate of 771 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 41.8% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 57.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Devenish Road (SE2 9DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Manister Road, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Byland Close (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.