Total Crime Rate
96.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
40.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Villacourt Road area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Plumstead & Glyndon , and the 349th highest crime rate of 754 local areas in Greenwich .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Villacourt Road (SE18 2AR) in the last 12 months was 96.9 per 1,000 residents and was 25.1% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 42.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 40.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Villacourt Road (SE18 2AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rutherglen Road, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wickham Lane (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Plumstead Common| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Radnor Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Rutherglen Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Streamdale | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Streamdale | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Woodbrook Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Villacourt Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Villacourt Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Villacourt Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alliance Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Villacourt Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wickham Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandycroft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandycroft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sandycroft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Doebury Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Doebury Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Doebury Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Doebury Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wickham Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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