Total Crime Rate

120.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 120.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.0 9/10
  • Burglary 14.7 9/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Theft from the person 7.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Goldfinch Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Thamesmead Moorings , and the 283rd highest crime rate of 771 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 120.9 per 1,000 residents and was 3.9% higher than the Thamesmead Moorings average (116.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 54.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Goldfinch Road (SE28 0DF), the main crime hotspot is near Prison. Police recorded 127 crimes here, including 91 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Goldfinch Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tugboat Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harrier Mews Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Prison Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prison Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Goldfinch Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harrier Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nuthatch Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harrier Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Avocet Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Avocet Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Avocet Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Avocet Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harrier Mews Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Prison Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nuthatch Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whinchat Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goosander Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Pettman Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goosander Way
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whinchat Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whinchat Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Whinchat Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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