Crime Rates at Blithdale Road, London, SE2 9HL

Blithdale Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Abbey Wood , and the 131st 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 Blithdale Road (SE2 9HL) in the last 12 months was 196.8 per 1,000 residents and was 89.9% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 87.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blithdale Road (SE2 9HL), the main crime hotspot is near Combwell Crescent. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.