Total Crime Rate

166.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 166.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.2 8/10
  • Drugs 18.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.7 9/10
  • Other crime 9.4 9/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Robbery 6.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kingsground area has the 4th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Middle Park & Horn Park , and the 175th highest crime rate of 771 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 Kingsground (SE9 5EY) in the last 12 months was 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 137.9% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 88.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsground (SE9 5EY), the main crime hotspot is near Cuff Crescent. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Kingsground area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince John Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lilburne Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carnecke Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lilburne Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs King John'S Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs King John'S Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson King John'S Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lilburne Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lilburne Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kingsground Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Eltham Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queenscroft Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince John Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince John Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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