Total Crime Rate

136.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.0 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 136.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 73.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.4 9/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Epstein Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Thamesmead Moorings , and the 231st 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 Epstein Road (SE28 8DA) in the last 12 months was 136.5 per 1,000 residents and was 19.4% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 73.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Epstein Road (SE28 8DA), the main crime hotspot is near Waterfield Close. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Epstein Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woolf Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waterfield Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Galsworthy Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Shaw Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaw Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaw Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Waterfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waterfield Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waterfield Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Austen Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sorrel Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sorrel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sorrel Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Austen Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Roman Square Under investigation
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Data Sources

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