Crime Rates at Plumstead High Street, London, SE18 1JH

Plumstead High Street area has the highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Abbey Wood , and the 15th 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 Plumstead High Street (SE18 1JH) in the last 12 months was 756.1 per 1,000 residents and was 619.3% higher than the Abbey Wood average (105.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 69 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 885.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 215.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 47.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plumstead High Street (SE18 1JH), 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.