Total Crime Rate

43.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 43.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.0 7/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Theft from the person 1.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Seven Waters area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Blackheath Westcombe , and the 158th lowest crime rate of 771 local areas in Greenwich .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Seven Waters (SE3 9DH) in the last 12 months was 43.2 per 1,000 residents and was 49.5% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 4.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Seven Waters (SE3 9DH), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 103 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Seven Waters area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richmount Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Post Office Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Post Office Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moorhead Way —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Old Post Office Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richmount Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmount Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Weigall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Armstrong Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Armstrong Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Saundby Lane —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Tizzard Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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