Crime Rates at Birkdale Road, London, SE2 9HU

Birkdale Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Abbey Wood , and the 68th lowest crime rate of 771 local areas in Greenwich .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birkdale Road (SE2 9HU) in the last 12 months was 23.4 per 1,000 residents and was 77.7% lower than the Abbey Wood average (105.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 6.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -72.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birkdale Road (SE2 9HU), the main crime hotspot is near Combwell Crescent. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.