Total Crime Rate

58.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.3 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 58.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 26.3 5/10
  • Public order 14.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Drugs 8.8 8/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Eastcombe Avenue area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Charlton Hornfair , and the 229th lowest crime rate of 754 local areas in Greenwich .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Eastcombe Avenue (SE7 7LL) in the last 12 months was 58.5 per 1,000 residents and was 25.0% lower than the Charlton Hornfair average (78.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eastcombe Avenue (SE7 7LL), the main crime hotspot is near Bowen Drive. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Eastcombe Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kirkside Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Bowen Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hassendean Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hassendean Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hassendean Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hassendean Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hassendean Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bernard Ashley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bernard Ashley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sandtoft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sandtoft Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Furzefield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Furzefield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Furzefield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bernard Ashley Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bowen Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairthorn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Holywell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Holywell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bowen Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairthorn Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Eastcombe Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Rainton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Eastcombe Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Craigerne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Craigerne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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