Total Crime Rate
332.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dando Crescent area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Blackheath Westcombe , and the 51st 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 Dando Crescent (SE3 9PB) in the last 12 months was 332.1 per 1,000 residents and was 288.0% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 162.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dando Crescent (SE3 9PB), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Guy Barnett Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Post Office Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Parking Area | 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Post Office Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Old Post Office Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Saundby Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Armstrong Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Armstrong Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Moorhead Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Richmount Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Richmount Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Richmount Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Tizzard Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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