Total Crime Rate
24.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Tawney Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Thamesmead Moorings , and the 71st 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 Tawney Road (SE28 8EF) in the last 12 months was 24.1 per 1,000 residents and was 79.3% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Tawney Road (SE28 8EF), the main crime hotspot is near Attlee Road. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Holt Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Saunders Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Tawney Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Swift Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Swift Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waterfield Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waterfield Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Galsworthy Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Clock Tower Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tawney Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Clock Tower Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clock Tower Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Meadowford Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Meadowford Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Southwood Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woolf Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Tawney Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holt Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Attlee Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Attlee Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Attlee Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Attlee Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Attlee Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Attlee Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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