Total Crime Rate
276.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
131.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Combwell Crescent area has the 7th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Abbey Wood , and the 71st 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 Combwell Crescent (SE2 9LZ) in the last 12 months was 276.3 per 1,000 residents and was 166.7% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 131.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 57.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Combwell Crescent (SE2 9LZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Church Manorway, where police recorded 72 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Combwell Crescent (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Abbey Wood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blithdale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Manton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Manorway | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Penmon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bracondale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Combwell Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Manorway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blithdale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Byland Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Byland Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manister Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Manister Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Manister Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blithdale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blithdale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Pynham Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Birkdale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Church Manorway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Church Manorway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Mottisfont Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bromholm Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pynham Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Birkdale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Church Manorway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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