Total Crime Rate

179.1 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 179.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.8 9/10
  • Other theft 19.9 10/10
  • Other crime 10.0 9/10
  • Burglary 5.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bassant Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Plumstead & Glyndon , and the 152nd 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 Bassant Road (SE18 2NP) in the last 12 months was 179.1 per 1,000 residents and was 42.9% higher than the Plumstead & Glyndon average (125.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 94.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bassant Road (SE18 2NP), the main crime hotspot is near Gilbourne Road. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Bassant Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Melling Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Malton Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bassant Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bassant Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Melling Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Gilbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Swingate Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gilbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gilbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kirkham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Kirkham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Revell Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sutcliffe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bassant Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malton Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Malton Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Viewland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melling Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melling Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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