Total Crime Rate
73.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Battery Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Thamesmead Moorings , and the 309th lowest crime rate of 771 local areas in Greenwich .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Battery Road (SE28 0JW) in the last 12 months was 73.5 per 1,000 residents and was 36.8% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 19.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Battery Road (SE28 0JW), the main crime hotspot is near Prison. Police recorded 123 crimes here, including 74 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Prison | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marathon Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Tor View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prison | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Prison | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Prison | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Prison | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prison | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bellarmine Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bellarmine Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prison | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prison | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prison | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marathon Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prison | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marathon Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prison | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kentlea Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kentlea Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Martins Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Martins Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Prison | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Prison | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Battery Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Prison | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prison | Under investigation |
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