Total Crime Rate

648.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

193.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 648.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 253.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 193.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 115.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 106.6 10/10
  • Public order 37.5 10/10
  • Robbery 34.6 10/10
  • Other theft 25.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 8/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.8 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.8 7/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
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

Abbey Wood Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Abbey Wood , and the 24th 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 Abbey Wood Road (SE2 9DZ) in the last 12 months was 648.4 per 1,000 residents and was 525.9% higher than the Abbey Wood average (103.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 88 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 193.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 43.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbey Wood Road (SE2 9DZ), the main crime hotspot is near Wilton Road. Police recorded 168 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Abbey Wood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Chantry Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Chantry Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wilton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mitchell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chantry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Felixstowe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Felixstowe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Felixstowe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manorside Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Glover Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chantry Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbey Wood Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbey Wood Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wilton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wilton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wilton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wilton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chantry Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Congress Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Owenite Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Owenite Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Owenite Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crumpsall Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gayton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Gayton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gayton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gayton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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