Total Crime Rate

173.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 173.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Southland Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Plumstead & Glyndon , and the 157th highest crime rate of 771 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 Southland Road (SE18 2BB) in the last 12 months was 173.7 per 1,000 residents and was 38.5% higher than the Plumstead & Glyndon average (125.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 78.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southland Road (SE18 2BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rutherglen Road, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brickfield Cottages (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Southland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wickham Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wickham Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Black Prince Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Black Prince Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Black Prince Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Black Prince Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Black Prince Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Black Prince Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Radnor Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rutherglen Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Doebury Walk —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brickfield Cottages Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandycroft Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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