Total Crime Rate

102.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 102.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Other theft 11.3 8/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Barden Street area has the 25th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Plumstead Common , and the 336th highest crime rate of 771 local areas in Greenwich .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barden Street (SE18 2EP) in the last 12 months was 102.0 per 1,000 residents and was 27.0% higher than the Plumstead Common average (80.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 45.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 63.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barden Street (SE18 2EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Melling Street, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kirkham Street (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Barden Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kirkham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Mountbatten Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mountbatten Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mountbatten Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Melling Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Melling Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Alabama Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Alabama Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastview Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Kirkham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Landstead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ancaster Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lucknow Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Welton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cardiff Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cardiff Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cardiff Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Welton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melling Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melling Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Malton Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Malton Street
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Swingate Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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