Total Crime Rate

57.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 57.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 32.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.9 6/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Boyd Way area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Blackheath Westcombe , and the 220th lowest crime rate of 754 local areas in Greenwich .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Boyd Way (SE3 9SD) in the last 12 months was 57.2 per 1,000 residents and was 28.4% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boyd Way (SE3 9SD), 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 Boyd Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kidbrooke
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merifield Road
Apr 2026Other crime Gerrard Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Embry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Embry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Embry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Embry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Embry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Embry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Boyd Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boyd Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowside Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merifield Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gerrard Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merifield Road
Apr 2026Other theft Farnaby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Farnaby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edgeworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nelson Mandela Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Mandela Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Birdbrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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