Total Crime Rate

370.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

162.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 370.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 162.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 110.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 84.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 45.5 8/10
  • Public order 32.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.0 10/10
  • Other theft 19.5 9/10
  • Robbery 19.5 10/10
  • Drugs 13.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Thyme Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Eltham Page , and the 45th 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 Thyme Close (SE3 9QW) in the last 12 months was 370.1 per 1,000 residents and was 263.7% higher than the Eltham Page average (101.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 162.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 206.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thyme Close (SE3 9QW), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Thyme Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kidbrooke —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gerrard Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Tilbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Birdbrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Mandela Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nelson Mandela Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boyd Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Boyd Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Gerrard Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gerrard Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Gerrard Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kidbrooke Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kidbrooke Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kidbrooke Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elford Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kidbrooke —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Ryan Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gerrard Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Gerrard Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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