Total Crime Rate

208.5 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 208.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.6 9/10
  • Public order 34.0 10/10
  • Drugs 27.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.0 9/10
  • Other theft 14.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 8.5 8/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Speranza Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Abbey Wood , and the 114th highest crime rate of 771 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 Speranza Street (SE18 1NX) in the last 12 months was 208.5 per 1,000 residents and was 98.4% higher than the Abbey Wood average (105.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 160.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (β‰ˆ 97.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Speranza Street (SE18 1NX), 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.

Crime Over Time in Speranza Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person St Nicholas Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Viewland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Riverdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Benares Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Purrett Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Plumstead High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Balgowan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Plumstead High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Plumstead High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Plumstead High Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Plumstead High Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Plumstead High Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Plumstead High Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Plumstead High Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Benares Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Granite Street β€”
Sep 2025Drugs A206 Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Hylton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Quilter Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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