Total Crime Rate

182.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 182.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 82.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.2 9/10
  • Drugs 27.5 10/10
  • Other theft 13.8 9/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Benbow Street area has the 18th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Greenwich Creekside , and the 150th highest crime rate of 754 local areas in Greenwich .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Benbow Street (SE8 3HF) in the last 12 months was 182.1 per 1,000 residents and was 28.6% higher than the Greenwich Creekside average (141.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 82.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Benbow Street (SE8 3HF), the main crime hotspot is near Bruford Court. Police recorded 203 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Benbow Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Lamerton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stowage
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gonson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gonson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gonson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gonson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bruford Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bruford Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bruford Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bruford Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bruford Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bruford Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bruford Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berthon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stowage Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stowage Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bruford Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stowage
Apr 2026Burglary Borthwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Armada Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lamerton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mary Ann Buildings
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mary Ann Buildings
Apr 2026Burglary New King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Mary Ann Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henrietta Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henrietta Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henrietta Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Glaisher Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Glaisher Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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