Total Crime Rate

89.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 89.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.5 4/10
  • Burglary 7.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Dowding Drive area has the 35th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Blackheath Westcombe , and the 376th lowest 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 Dowding Drive (SE9 6AU) in the last 12 months was 89.2 per 1,000 residents and was 4.2% higher than the Blackheath Westcombe average (85.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dowding Drive (SE9 6AU), the main crime hotspot is near Westhorne Avenue. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Dowding Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ealdham Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cedarhurst Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Embry Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Embry Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Embry Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Embry Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Embry Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ealdham Square —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cedarhurst Drive —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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