Crime Rates at Purrett Road, London, SE18 1JP

Purrett Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Abbey Wood , and the 265th lowest crime rate of 754 local areas in Greenwich .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Purrett Road (SE18 1JP) in the last 12 months was 66.0 per 1,000 residents and was 36.3% lower than the Abbey Wood average (103.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 20.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Purrett Road (SE18 1JP), 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.