Total Crime Rate

188.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 188.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.7 9/10
  • Public order 15.7 9/10
  • Other crime 10.5 9/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Robbery 5.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Combe Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Blackheath Westcombe , and the 138th highest crime rate of 771 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 Combe Avenue (SE3 7PX) in the last 12 months was 188.5 per 1,000 residents and was 120.2% higher than the Blackheath Westcombe average (85.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 89.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 203.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Combe Avenue (SE3 7PX), the main crime hotspot is near Wycherley Close. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Combe Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyndale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westcombe Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Combe Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westcombe Park Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wycherley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wycherley Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vanbrugh Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Vanbrugh Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lyndale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Westcombe Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vanbrugh Park Road —
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Data Sources

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