Total Crime Rate
123.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ceres Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Abbey Wood , and the 275th highest crime rate of 771 local areas in Greenwich .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ceres Road (SE18 1HL) in the last 12 months was 123.5 per 1,000 residents and was 17.4% higher than the Abbey Wood average (105.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (β 40.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 64.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ceres Road (SE18 1HL), 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 Police Station (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bargate Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rockmount Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marmadon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marmadon Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rockmount Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Purrett Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Benares Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Benares Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rockmount Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rockmount Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rockmount Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ceres Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Camrose Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rippolson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Rockmount Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Quilter Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rockmount Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rockmount Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hylton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hylton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Marmadon Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Camrose Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Nicholas Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bargate Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bargate Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bargate Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bargate Close | β |
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