Total Crime Rate

67.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 67.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 30.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.8 6/10
  • Burglary 12.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Flaxton Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Plumstead & Glyndon , and the 275th lowest crime rate of 754 local areas in Greenwich .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Flaxton Road (SE18 2EF) in the last 12 months was 67.9 per 1,000 residents and was 47.5% lower than the Plumstead & Glyndon average (129.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 30.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Flaxton Road (SE18 2EF), the main crime hotspot is near Gilbourne Road. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Flaxton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ravine Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thornhill Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldsmid Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Roydene Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Roydene Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Roydene Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldsmid Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goldsmid Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gilbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heathfield Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bassant Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swingate Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Swingate Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornhill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Thornhill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Melling Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ravine Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sutcliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kirkham Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastview Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastview Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastview Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Melling Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melling Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melling Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melling Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malton Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malton Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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