Total Crime Rate
277.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Saundby Lane area has the 6th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Blackheath Westcombe , and the 71st 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 Saundby Lane (SE3 9FU) in the last 12 months was 277.8 per 1,000 residents and was 224.5% higher than the Blackheath Westcombe average (85.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs 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 Robbery ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 14 (β 194.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Saundby Lane (SE3 9FU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 103 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Richmount Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kidbrooke | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kidbrooke | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Kidbrooke | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Kidbrooke | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Armstrong Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Post Office Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Richmount Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Richmount Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Moorhead Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Weigall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Armstrong Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Saundby Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Tizzard Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Old Post Office Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Post Office Lane | Under investigation |
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