Total Crime Rate

124.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 124.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 44.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.0 10/10
  • Burglary 14.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 7.3 8/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Goldfinch Road 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 Goldfinch Road (SE28 0DF) 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 Goldfinch Road (SE28 0DF), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Goldfinch Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nuthatch Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Goosander Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whinchat Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goosander Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goosander Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goosander Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goosander Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gallions View Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Goosander Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goosander Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nuthatch Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gallions View Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whinchat Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whinchat Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whinchat Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Whinchat Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nuthatch Gardens
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gallions View Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harrier Mews
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harrier Mews
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Griffin Manor Way
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Griffin Manor Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pettman Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Pettman Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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