Total Crime Rate
137.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Newmarket Green area has the 8th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Middle Park & Horn Park , and the 236th highest crime rate of 771 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 Newmarket Green (SE9 5ER) in the last 12 months was 137.0 per 1,000 residents and was 95.6% higher than the Middle Park & Horn Park average (70.1 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 96.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Newmarket Green (SE9 5ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cuff Crescent, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Joan Crescent (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ferndown Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gregory Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Joan Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Joan Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Joan Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Vista | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Middle Park Avenue | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Middle Park Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gregory Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glasbrook Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Glasbrook Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Glasbrook Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferndown Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferndown Road | Under investigation |
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