Total Crime Rate

168.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 168.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 79.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.6 10/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Kentlea Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Thamesmead Moorings , and the 172nd highest crime rate of 754 local areas in Greenwich .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kentlea Road (SE28 0JF) in the last 12 months was 168.3 per 1,000 residents and was 47.1% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 79.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kentlea Road (SE28 0JF), the main crime hotspot is near Prison. Police recorded 136 crimes here, including 86 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kentlea Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crowfoot Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bellarmine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hill View Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hill View Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marathon Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crowfoot Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crowfoot Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bellarmine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Kentlea Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Kentlea Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kentlea Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bellarmine Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bellarmine Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prison Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Battery Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person High Tor View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
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Data Sources

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