Total Crime Rate
112.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Vanbrugh Hill area has the 30th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Blackheath Westcombe , and the 303rd highest crime rate of 771 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 Vanbrugh Hill (SE3 7UJ) in the last 12 months was 112.2 per 1,000 residents and was 31.1% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 43.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Vanbrugh Hill (SE3 7UJ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 238 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyndale Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lyndale Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Annandale Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dinsdale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dinsdale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Highmore Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Restell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodlands Park Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hawthorne Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wycherley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Rodmere Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rodmere Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rodmere Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rodmere Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rodmere Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Rodmere Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hawthorne Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Rodmere Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rodmere Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rodmere Street | Under investigation |
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