Total Crime Rate

151.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 151.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 67.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.4 8/10
  • Drugs 15.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.6 8/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 9.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

St Nicholas Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Abbey Wood , and the 200th highest crime rate of 754 local areas in Greenwich .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Nicholas Road (SE18 1HH) in the last 12 months was 151.2 per 1,000 residents and was 45.9% higher than the Abbey Wood average (103.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 67.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Nicholas Road (SE18 1HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spinel Close, where police recorded 83 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (48 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Nicholas Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Felspar Close
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A206 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookdene Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Benares Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Benares Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benares Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quilter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rippolson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rippolson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Amardeep Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A206 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hylton Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A206 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A206 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Nicholas Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Nicholas Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marmadon Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marmadon Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marmadon Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saunders Road
Apr 2026Other theft Saunders Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hylton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camrose Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rockmount Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spinel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Spinel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Spinel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spinel Close

Data Sources

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