Total Crime Rate
151.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Flaxton Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Plumstead Common , and the 201st 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 Flaxton Road (SE18 2ER) in the last 12 months was 151.5 per 1,000 residents and was 88.7% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 57.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 96.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Flaxton Road (SE18 2ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Welton Road, 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Landstead Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mountbatten Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cardiff Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cardiff Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Welton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Welton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lucknow Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barden Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Alabama Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Alabama Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ancaster Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mountbatten Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Mountbatten Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Kirkham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kirkham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastview Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cardiff Street | Under investigation |
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