Total Crime Rate

259.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

126.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 259.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 126.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 112.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.1 9/10
  • Other theft 17.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.5 9/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Old Mill Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Plumstead & Glyndon , and the 82nd 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 Old Mill Road (SE18 1QE) in the last 12 months was 259.7 per 1,000 residents and was 100.8% higher than the Plumstead & Glyndon average (129.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 126.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Mill Road (SE18 1QE), the main crime hotspot is near Chestnut Rise. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Mill Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Erindale Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Liffler Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gossage Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gossage Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gossage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldsmid Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldsmid Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goldsmid Street
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Roydene Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Roydene Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Roydene Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parkdale Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Liffler Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Liffler Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Hyde
Apr 2026Drugs Warwick Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Hyde
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Hyde
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Chestnut Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leghorn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sutcliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ravine Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ravine Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mountbatten Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mountbatten Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Erindale Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Erindale Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gossage Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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