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

Plumstead High Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Abbey Wood , and the 63rd 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 1SJ) in the last 12 months was 302.0 per 1,000 residents and was 191.5% 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 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 57.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 137.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plumstead High Street (SE18 1SJ), 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 Mineral Street (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.