Total Crime Rate

118.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.2 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 118.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 72.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Newmarsh Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Thamesmead Moorings , and the 285th highest crime rate of 754 local areas in Greenwich .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newmarsh Road (SE28 8TE) in the last 12 months was 118.2 per 1,000 residents and was 3.3% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 72.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newmarsh Road (SE28 8TE), the main crime hotspot is near Barnham Drive. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Newmarsh Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grasshaven Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waterside Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnham Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnham Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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