Total Crime Rate

12.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 12.1 1/10
  • Violent crimes 8.0 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
  • Theft from the person 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

Tawney Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Thamesmead Moorings , and the 16th lowest crime rate of 754 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 Tawney Road (SE28 8EF) in the last 12 months was 12.1 per 1,000 residents and was 89.5% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -91.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tawney Road (SE28 8EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Attlee Road, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Saunders Way (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Tawney Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tawney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Saunders Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Swift Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Swift Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tawney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Booth Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Booth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Booth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Saunders Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Saunders Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saunders Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Austen Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saunders Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saunders Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Booth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Booth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tawney Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tawney Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tawney Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tawney Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holt Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tawney Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Austen Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tawney Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Galsworthy Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woolf Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waterfield Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waterfield Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waterfield Close

Data Sources

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