Crime Rates at Riverdale Road, Plumstead, London, SE18 1PA

Riverdale Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Abbey Wood , and the 332nd lowest crime rate of 754 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 Riverdale Road (SE18 1PA) in the last 12 months was 80.9 per 1,000 residents and was 21.9% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -63.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 33.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Riverdale Road (SE18 1PA), 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.