Total Crime Rate

96.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · 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 96.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.5 5/10
  • Drugs 12.9 9/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Heath Villas area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Abbey Wood , and the 361st highest crime rate of 771 local areas in Greenwich .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heath Villas (SE18 1PG) in the last 12 months was 96.5 per 1,000 residents and was 8.2% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 100.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heath Villas (SE18 1PG), 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.

Crime Over Time in Heath Villas area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Riverdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bassant Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Viewland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bassant Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Speranza Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Plumstead High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Speranza Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Speranza Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Revell Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Plumstead High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bassant Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Plumstead High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Plumstead High Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Quilter Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Philimore Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rippolson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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