Total Crime Rate

109.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 109.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 35.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Combe Avenue area has the 27th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Blackheath Westcombe , and the 316th highest crime rate of 754 local areas in Greenwich .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Combe Avenue (SE3 7PY) in the last 12 months was 109.2 per 1,000 residents and was 36.7% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 35.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Combe Avenue (SE3 7PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coleraine Road, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wycherley Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Combe Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lyndale Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westcombe Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Vanbrugh Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Vanbrugh Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Vanbrugh Terrace Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vanbrugh Park —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hardy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hardy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vanbrugh Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mandeville Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Combe Mews —
Apr 2026Other crime Vanbrugh Park Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Vanbrugh Park Road West Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Vanbrugh Park Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vanbrugh Park Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vanbrugh Park Road West —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wycherley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foyle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Webb Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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