Crime Rates at Seven Waters, London, SE3 9EP

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 9EP) 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 9EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 104 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kidbrooke (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.