Crime Rates at Kentmere Road, London, SE18 1DJ

Kentmere Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Abbey Wood , and the 54th 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 Kentmere Road (SE18 1DJ) in the last 12 months was 319.0 per 1,000 residents and was 203.5% higher than the Abbey Wood average (105.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 204.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 56.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kentmere Road (SE18 1DJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Plumstead High Street, where police recorded 117 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kentmere Road (54 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.