Crime Rates at Benares Road, London, SE18 1HU

Benares 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 Benares Road (SE18 1HU) 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 area’s 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 (≈ 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 Benares Road (SE18 1HU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rockmount Road, where police recorded 77 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.