Total Crime Rate

90.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.2 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 90.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 48.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 30th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Plumstead Common , and the 377th lowest crime rate of 754 local areas in Greenwich .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Flaxton Road (SE18 2EW) in the last 12 months was 90.7 per 1,000 residents and was 6.8% higher than the Plumstead Common average (84.9 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 Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 48.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Flaxton Road (SE18 2EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Melling Street, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kirkham Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Flaxton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Warland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastview Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Swingate Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornhill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thornhill Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Thornhill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malton Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malton Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melling Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melling Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melling Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Melling Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Melling Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swingate Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastview Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alabama Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastview Avenue —
Apr 2026Burglary Raymere Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mountbatten Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mountbatten Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Welton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ravine Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duncroft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sutcliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ravine Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Kirkham Street Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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