Total Crime Rate

290.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 290.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 110.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 70.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.3 7/10
  • Robbery 20.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Other theft 13.1 9/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Plumstead Common Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Plumstead Common , and the 67th 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 Plumstead Common Road (SE18 2RS) in the last 12 months was 290.6 per 1,000 residents and was 242.2% higher than the Plumstead Common average (84.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 68.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 70.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plumstead Common Road (SE18 2RS), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Plumstead Common Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Palmerston Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Plumstead Common Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heavitree Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Heavitree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmerston Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmerston Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Palmerston Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jago Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heavitree Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St John'S Terrace —
Apr 2026Theft from the person St John'S Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burwash Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Warwick Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gossage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gossage Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gossage Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gossage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Palmerston Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wernbrook Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waverley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chelsworth Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waverley Road —
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Data Sources

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