Total Crime Rate

142.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 142.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 54.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.2 10/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Flaxton Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Plumstead Common , and the 215th highest crime rate of 754 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 142.4 per 1,000 residents and was 67.7% higher than the Plumstead Common average (84.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 54.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Flaxton Road (SE18 2ER), the main crime hotspot is near Kirkham Street. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 14 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 (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Warland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Kirkham Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornhill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Thornhill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastview Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastview Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastview Avenue —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thornhill Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duncroft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alabama Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mountbatten Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mountbatten Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Raymere Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Welton Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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