Total Crime Rate

365.7 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 365.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 151.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.6 10/10
  • Public order 24.8 10/10
  • Robbery 24.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.1 9/10
  • Drugs 15.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.8 9/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.8 8/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Ancona Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Abbey Wood , and the 45th 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 Ancona Road (SE18 1AF) in the last 12 months was 365.7 per 1,000 residents and was 247.9% higher than the Abbey Wood average (105.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 142.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ancona Road (SE18 1AF), the main crime hotspot is near Orchard Road. Police recorded 132 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Ancona Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plumstead Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Orchard Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Willowfields Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willowfields Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Pettman Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Orchard Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Orchard Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Orchard Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Orchard Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Orchard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Willowfields Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Orchard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Orchard Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Orchard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Plumstead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Foreland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Willowfields Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gallosson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant Place —

Data Sources

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