Total Crime Rate

240.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 240.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 91.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 35.9 10/10
  • Other theft 22.1 10/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Kingsdale Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Plumstead & Glyndon , and the 90th 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 Kingsdale Road (SE18 2DG) in the last 12 months was 240.3 per 1,000 residents and was 91.7% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 105.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsdale Road (SE18 2DG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Edison Grove, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gilbourne Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Kingsdale Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Malton Street
Sep 2025Public order Edison Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Edison Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Edison Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastview Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kirkham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Kirkham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Edison Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Melling Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Melling Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melling Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Gilbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gilbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gilbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melling Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Edison Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Edison Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bassant Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Revell Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bassant Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bassant Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Malton Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malton Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malton Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malton Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Swingate Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Malton Street
Sep 2025Shoplifting Edison Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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