Total Crime Rate
22.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Raymere Gardens area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Plumstead Common , and the 51st lowest crime rate of 754 local areas in Greenwich .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Raymere Gardens (SE18 2LD) in the last 12 months was 22.5 per 1,000 residents and was 73.5% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Raymere Gardens (SE18 2LD), the main crime hotspot is near Welton Road. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Plumstead Common| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cheriton Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Erindale Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Welton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alabama Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mountbatten Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Raymere Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Warland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Erindale Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Erindale Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mountbatten Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | High Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Acland Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Tuam Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chelsworth Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Chelsworth Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Chelsworth Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cheriton Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Grove | Under investigation |
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