Total Crime Rate

157.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.4 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 157.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 57.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 7/10
  • Drugs 14.3 9/10
  • Theft from the person 14.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Barth Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Abbey Wood , and the 187th 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 Barth Road (SE18 1SH) in the last 12 months was 157.7 per 1,000 residents and was 52.2% higher than the Abbey Wood average (103.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 57.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 41.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barth Road (SE18 1SH), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Barth Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hylton Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bannockburn Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Strandfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strandfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drawell Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Gunning Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gunning Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Plumstead High Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Tramyard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Tramyard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Old Tramyard Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old Tramyard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Kentmere Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Old Tramyard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Old Tramyard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Plumstead High Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Plumstead High Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Plumstead High Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plumstead High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Plumstead High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Strandfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kentmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bannockburn Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bannockburn Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bannockburn Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bannockburn Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bannockburn Road —

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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