Total Crime Rate

277.8 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 277.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 111.1 10/10
  • Robbery 83.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.8 8/10
  • Theft from the person 27.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Saundby 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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.

Crime Over Time in Saundby Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richmount Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kidbrooke Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kidbrooke Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Kidbrooke Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kidbrooke Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Armstrong Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Post Office Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richmount Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmount Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moorhead Way β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Weigall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Armstrong Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Saundby Lane β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Tizzard Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Old Post Office Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Post Office Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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