Crime Rates at Old Dover Road, London, SE3 7BT

Old Dover Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Blackheath Westcombe , and the 119th highest crime rate of 754 local areas in Greenwich .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Dover Road (SE3 7BT) in the last 12 months was 204.7 per 1,000 residents and was 156.3% higher than the Blackheath Westcombe average (79.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 87.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Dover Road (SE3 7BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dornberg Close (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.