Total Crime Rate

336.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

117.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 336.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 117.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 117.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.6 9/10
  • Public order 22.6 9/10
  • Drugs 20.3 10/10
  • Other theft 20.3 10/10
  • Robbery 20.3 10/10
  • Burglary 18.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 4.5 6/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · 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 62 local areas in Abbey Wood , and the 55th highest crime rate of 754 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 336.3 per 1,000 residents and was 224.7% higher than the Abbey Wood average (103.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 117.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ancona Road (SE18 1AF), the main crime hotspot is near Orchard Road. Police recorded 121 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ancona Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/66)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Mineral Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Liffler Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heverham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Griffin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Griffin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gallosson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gallosson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bateson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Pettman Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Liffler Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heverham Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Liffler Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Pettman Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Pettman Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abery Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pettman Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Plumstead —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ancona Road —
Apr 2026Public order Heverham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southport Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Ancona Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Willowfields Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plumstead Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plumstead Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willowfields Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willowfields Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willowfields Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Willowfields Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Willowfields Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plumstead Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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