Total Crime Rate

212.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

134.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 212.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 134.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.2 9/10
  • Public order 59.6 10/10
  • Drugs 19.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Theft from the person 6.4 7/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Saunders Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Abbey Wood , and the 114th highest crime rate of 754 local areas in Greenwich .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Saunders Road (SE18 1NT) in the last 12 months was 212.8 per 1,000 residents and was 105.4% higher 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -35.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 134.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Saunders Road (SE18 1NT), 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 Saunders Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Felspar Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Plumstead High Street
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Plumstead High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plumstead High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Plumstead High Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Plumstead High Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Plumstead High Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drawell Close
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strandfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting 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 2026Robbery Strandfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Strandfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benares Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Benares Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Nicholas Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Saunders Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saunders Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riverdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Riverdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tynemouth Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Park/Open Space Under investigation

Data Sources

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