Total Crime Rate

71.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 71.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 19.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.4 8/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Drugs 9.6 8/10
  • Robbery 9.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.6 2/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Anson Place area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Thamesmead Moorings , and the 290th lowest 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 Anson Place (SE28 0HP) in the last 12 months was 71.8 per 1,000 residents and was 37.2% lower than the Thamesmead Moorings average (114.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 19.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Anson Place (SE28 0HP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Merbury Close, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whinchat Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Anson Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Ridge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whinchat Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camelot Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camelot Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Princess Alice Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Princess Alice Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nuthatch Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nuthatch Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nuthatch Gardens
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merbury Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whinchat Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whinchat Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Merbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whinchat Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Whinchat Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Whinchat Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whinchat Road
Apr 2026Other theft Whinchat Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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