Total Crime Rate
124.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
44.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Avocet Mews area has the 17th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Thamesmead Moorings , and the 267th highest crime rate of 754 local areas in Greenwich .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Avocet Mews (SE28 0DA) in the last 12 months was 124.5 per 1,000 residents and was 8.9% higher than the Thamesmead Moorings average (114.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 44.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Avocet Mews (SE28 0DA), the main crime hotspot is near Prison. Police recorded 107 crimes here, including 70 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In West Thamesmead| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Prison | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Pettman Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gallions View Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nuthatch Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nuthatch Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nuthatch Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Prison | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Prison | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pettman Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Pettman Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Gallions View Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Pettman Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Prison | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Prison | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Goosander Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Goosander Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Goosander Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Goosander Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Goosander Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Goosander Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Gallions View Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Prison | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Goosander Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Griffin Manor Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Harrier Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Harrier Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Whinchat Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Whinchat Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Whinchat Road | Under investigation |
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