Total Crime Rate

151.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 151.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Welton 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 Welton Road (SE18 2JF) 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 Welton Road (SE18 2JF), the main crime hotspot is near Welton Road. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Welton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Landstead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ancaster Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cardiff Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cardiff Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cardiff Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Alabama Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Alabama Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Welton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Welton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastview Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lucknow Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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