Total Crime Rate

74.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 74.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Public order 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sewell Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Abbey Wood , and the 318th 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 Sewell Road (SE2 9XP) in the last 12 months was 74.5 per 1,000 residents and was 29.2% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 23.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sewell Road (SE2 9XP), the main crime hotspot is near Peterstone Road. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Sewell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Chervil Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Byland Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Chervil Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Chervil Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Stanbrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sorrel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sorrel Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sorrel Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sorrel Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Grovebury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Peterstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Byland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Panfield Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Byland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cookhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cookhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanbrook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eynsham Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Eynsham Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Devenish Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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