Total Crime Rate

185.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 185.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 89.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 44.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.9 8/10
  • Drugs 32.1 10/10
  • Robbery 32.1 10/10
  • Public order 12.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Philimore Close area has the 16th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Abbey Wood , and the 141st 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 Philimore Close (SE18 1PN) in the last 12 months was 185.9 per 1,000 residents and was 79.4% higher than the Abbey Wood average (103.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 89.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Philimore Close (SE18 1PN), 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 Philimore Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heathfield Terrace —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Strandfield Close 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 Plumstead High Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drawell Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Strandfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
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 2026Vehicle crime Tewson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kentmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Plumstead High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Kentmere Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Park/Open Space Under investigation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Lakedale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lakedale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quilter Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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