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

Plumstead High Street area has the 17th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Abbey Wood , and the 148th highest crime rate of 754 local areas in Greenwich .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Plumstead High Street (SE18 1SE) in the last 12 months was 182.3 per 1,000 residents and was 76.0% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 59.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 97.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plumstead High Street (SE18 1SE), 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.