Total Crime Rate

97.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 97.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 39.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.0 6/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Southland Road area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Plumstead & Glyndon , and the 348th 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 Southland Road (SE18 2BB) in the last 12 months was 97.4 per 1,000 residents and was 24.7% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 39.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.4% 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 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.

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Crime Over Time in Southland Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brickfield Cottages
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandycroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Villacourt Road
Apr 2026Public order Villacourt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Villacourt Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alliance Road
Apr 2026Drugs Rutherglen Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wickham Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wickham Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Villacourt Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandycroft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Sandycroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Doebury Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Doebury Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Doebury Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Doebury Walk
Apr 2026Public order Brickfield Cottages Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Radnor Crescent

Data Sources

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