Total Crime Rate

221.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 221.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.6 10/10
  • Drugs 47.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Vista area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Middle Park & Horn Park , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 771 local areas in Greenwich .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Vista (SE9 5RJ) in the last 12 months was 221.9 per 1,000 residents and was 216.7% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 1500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 106.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Vista (SE9 5RJ), 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.

Crime Over Time in The Vista area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Ferndown Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middle Park Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Vista Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gregory Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Joan Crescent
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Joan Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Joan Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queenscroft Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kingsground Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middle Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferndown Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Glasbrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferndown Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gregory Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glasbrook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Glasbrook Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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