Total Crime Rate
71.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Anson 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.
View Crime In West Thamesmead| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Ridge Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whinchat Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Camelot Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Camelot Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Princess Alice Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Princess Alice Way | Under investigation |
| 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 | Merbury Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Merbury Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whinchat Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whinchat Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Merbury Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whinchat Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Whinchat Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Whinchat Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Whinchat Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Whinchat Road | Under investigation |
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