Crime Rates at Plumstead High Street, London, SE18 1SA

Plumstead High Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Abbey Wood , and the 55th 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 Plumstead High Street (SE18 1SA) in the last 12 months was 336.3 per 1,000 residents and was 224.7% higher than the Abbey Wood average (103.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 117.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plumstead High Street (SE18 1SA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Orchard Road, where police recorded 121 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Prison (70 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.