Total Crime Rate
263.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
236.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Saundby Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Blackheath Westcombe , and the 78th 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 Saundby Lane (SE3 9FU) in the last 12 months was 263.9 per 1,000 residents and was 230.4% higher than the Blackheath Westcombe average (79.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 236.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Saundby Lane (SE3 9FU), the main crime hotspot is near Kidbrooke. Police recorded 98 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Kidbrooke Village & Sutcliffe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Richmount Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Post Office Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kidbrooke | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kidbrooke | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Kidbrooke | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Kidbrooke | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kidbrooke | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Post Office Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Old Post Office Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Mallory Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Tizzard Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Old Post Office Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tizzard Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Saundby Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Saundby Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Saundby Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Tizzard Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Post Office Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Tizzard Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Tizzard Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tizzard Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Tizzard Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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