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

Plumstead High Street area has the 29th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Plumstead & Glyndon , and the 257th 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 Plumstead High Street (SE18 1JX) in the last 12 months was 129.7 per 1,000 residents and was 3.4% higher than the Plumstead & Glyndon average (125.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 41.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 57.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plumstead High Street (SE18 1JX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rockmount Road, where police recorded 77 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.