Total Crime Rate

228.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 228.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 126.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.5 9/10
  • Other theft 14.0 9/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Old Mill Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Plumstead & Glyndon , and the 98th highest crime rate of 771 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 Old Mill Road (SE18 1QE) in the last 12 months was 228.1 per 1,000 residents and was 81.9% higher than the Plumstead & Glyndon average (125.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 136.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 77.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Mill Road (SE18 1QE), the main crime hotspot is near Chestnut Rise. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Old Mill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Lucknow Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Erindale Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mountbatten Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mountbatten Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sutcliffe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tuscan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Erindale Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Mountbatten Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Liffler Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Inverary Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Goldsmid Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heavitree Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Chestnut Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tormount Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Liffler Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Erindale —
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Data Sources

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