Total Crime Rate

73.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 73.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 27.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.5 5/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Pegwell Street area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Plumstead Common , and the 298th lowest crime rate of 754 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 Pegwell Street (SE18 2SP) in the last 12 months was 73.9 per 1,000 residents and was 13.0% lower than the Plumstead Common average (84.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pegwell Street (SE18 2SP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Welton Road, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kirkham Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pegwell Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Acland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Welton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Hyde —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Hyde —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Hyde —
Apr 2026Public order Kirkham Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sutcliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duncroft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ravine Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Ravine Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alabama Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mountbatten Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mountbatten Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Raymere Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Warland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Erindale Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Erindale Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Erindale Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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