Total Crime Rate

152.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.1 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 152.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 58.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.4 10/10
  • Public order 15.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Congo Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Plumstead & Glyndon , and the 196th 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 Congo Road (SE18 1TF) in the last 12 months was 152.9 per 1,000 residents and was 18.2% higher than the Plumstead & Glyndon average (129.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 58.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 371.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Congo Road (SE18 1TF), the main crime hotspot is near Orchard Road. Police recorded 121 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Congo Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/58)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ancona Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mineral Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mineral Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mineral Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bebbington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Roydene Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Chestnut Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Roydene Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Roydene Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Orchard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Orchard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orchard Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Majendie Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leghorn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orissa Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gossage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hector Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Liffler Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Liffler Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Liffler Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conway Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mount Pleasant Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hector Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hector Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Hyde —
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Data Sources

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