Crime Rates at Balchen Road, London, SE3 8PR

Balchen Road area has the highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Kidbrooke Park , and the 48th 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 Balchen Road (SE3 8PR) in the last 12 months was 350.5 per 1,000 residents and was 386.2% higher than the Kidbrooke Park average (72.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 69 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 102.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 79.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balchen Road (SE3 8PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dursley Road, where police recorded 84 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.