Total Crime Rate

76.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 76.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 48.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.2 10/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Westcombe Hill area has the 39th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Blackheath Westcombe , and the 313th lowest crime rate of 754 local areas in Greenwich .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westcombe Hill (SE3 7DP) in the last 12 months was 76.9 per 1,000 residents and was 3.7% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 48.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westcombe Hill (SE3 7DP), the main crime hotspot is near Dornberg Close. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westcombe Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Westcombe Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Dornberg Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Eastcombe Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Eastcombe Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dornberg Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Dornberg Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Dornberg Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dornberg Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Holywell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Holywell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kirkside Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Westcombe Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Crescent —
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Data Sources

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