Total Crime Rate

199.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 199.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 73.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 63.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.5 8/10
  • Other theft 23.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.6 9/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Lakedale Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Plumstead & Glyndon , and the 128th highest crime rate of 754 local areas in Greenwich .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lakedale Road (SE18 1PU) in the last 12 months was 199.3 per 1,000 residents and was 54.1% higher than the Plumstead & Glyndon average (129.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 63.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lakedale Road (SE18 1PU), the main crime hotspot is near Willowfields Close. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lakedale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/40)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ravine Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Willowfields Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orissa Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Roydene Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Roydene Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Roydene Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goldsmid Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldsmid Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Willowfields Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Willowfields Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willowfields Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Miriam Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willowfields Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willowfields Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tewson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drawell Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lakedale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lakedale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tynemouth Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parkdale Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldsmid Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ravine Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Kirkham Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melling Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Chestnut Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heathfield Terrace —
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Data Sources

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