Crime Rate in Plumstead & Glyndon, ward

Plumstead & Glyndon has the 5th highest crime rate of 23 wards in Greenwich district and the 870th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 190th highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Plumstead & Glyndon in the last 12 months was 131.3 per 1,000 residents and was 11.4% higher than the Greenwich district average (117.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Plumstead & Glyndon’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 905 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 15 cases , up 15.4% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 25.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -7.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,189 (≈ 49.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 2.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Plumstead & Glyndon ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Orchard Road, with 125 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Police Station (50 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.