Total Crime Rate

58.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 58.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.3 9/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Flaxton Road area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Plumstead Common , and the 241st lowest crime rate of 771 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 2JZ) in the last 12 months was 58.5 per 1,000 residents and was 27.2% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Flaxton Road (SE18 2JZ), 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.

Crime Over Time in Flaxton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Kirkham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Landstead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mountbatten Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mountbatten Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastview Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kirkham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Alabama Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Alabama Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sutcliffe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Melling Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lucknow Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Ancaster Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Welton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Welton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Melling Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Mountbatten Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melling Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malton Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Swingate Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melling Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Malton Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Malton Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malton Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malton Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Malton Mews Under investigation

Data Sources

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