Total Crime Rate

332.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 332.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 127.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.5 9/10
  • Burglary 34.8 10/10
  • Other theft 27.0 10/10
  • Public order 23.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 19.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Drugs 11.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Robbery 7.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Moorehead Way 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 Moorehead Way (SE3 9PU) 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 Moorehead Way (SE3 9PU), 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.

Crime Over Time in Moorehead Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richmount Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Post Office Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area 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 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Post Office Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Tizzard Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Saundby Lane —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Armstrong Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Armstrong Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moorhead Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmount Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richmount Gardens —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Old Post Office Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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