Total Crime Rate

165.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 165.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.9 9/10
  • Other theft 22.2 10/10
  • Drugs 9.5 8/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Epstein Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Thamesmead Moorings , and the 177th highest crime rate of 771 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 165.1 per 1,000 residents and was 41.9% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 85.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 92.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Epstein Road (SE28 8DA), the main crime hotspot is near Waterfield Close. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Epstein Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waterfield Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clock Tower Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sorrel Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southwood Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shaw Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Chervil Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clock Tower Mews —
Sep 2025Drugs Clock Tower Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Chervil Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Roman Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Chervil Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Campion Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Campion Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Campion Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Campion Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sorrel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sorrel Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roman Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sorrel Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waterfield Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Galsworthy Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woolf Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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