Total Crime Rate

144.4 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 144.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.5 7/10
  • Drugs 25.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.2 8/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Richmount Gardens area has the 21st highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Blackheath Westcombe , and the 219th 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 Richmount Gardens (SE3 9AE) in the last 12 months was 144.4 per 1,000 residents and was 68.7% higher than the Blackheath Westcombe average (85.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 36.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Richmount Gardens (SE3 9AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Richmount Gardens, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Saundby Lane (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Richmount Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guy Barnett Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Weigall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Saundby Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Manorbrook —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Manorbrook Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Armstrong Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Armstrong Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richmount Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richmount Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmount Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moorhead Way —
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Data Sources

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