Total Crime Rate

88.8 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 88.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.4 6/10
  • Other theft 12.7 9/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 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

Riverdale Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Abbey Wood , and the 373rd lowest crime rate of 771 local areas in Greenwich .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Riverdale Road (SE18 1PD) in the last 12 months was 88.8 per 1,000 residents and was 15.5% lower than the Abbey Wood average (105.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (β‰ˆ 30.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 149.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Riverdale Road (SE18 1PD), 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 Police Station (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Riverdale Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Granite Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Riverdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Speranza Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Speranza Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Speranza Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station β€”
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Quilter Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Rippolson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ceres Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Benares Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Benares Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Purrett Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs A206 Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order A206 Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order A206 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A206 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Granite Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Felspar Close β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Grosmont Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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