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

Swingate Lane 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 Swingate Lane (SE18 2JB) 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 Swingate Lane (SE18 2JB), the main crime hotspot is near Edison Grove. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Swingate Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Welton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornhill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highmead Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Highmead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swingate Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Swingate Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edison Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thornhill Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Duncroft Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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