Total Crime Rate

57.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 57.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 20.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.3 7/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Drawell Close area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Abbey Wood , and the 219th 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 Drawell Close (SE18 1JZ) in the last 12 months was 57.1 per 1,000 residents and was 44.8% lower than the Abbey Wood average (103.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Drawell Close (SE18 1JZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Plumstead High Street, where police recorded 93 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.

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Crime Over Time in Drawell Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Gunning Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Plumstead High Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Plumstead High Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plumstead High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Plumstead High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Plumstead High Street
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Balgowan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Kentmere Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kentmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gunning Street
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Plumstead High Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barth Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bannockburn Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Old Tramyard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Strandfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Strandfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Strandfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Strandfield Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Strandfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Tramyard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Tramyard Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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