Total Crime Rate

177.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.8 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 177.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 85.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.3 8/10
  • Public order 29.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.7 10/10
  • Other theft 20.7 10/10
  • Drugs 17.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Robbery 5.9 7/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 16th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Plumstead & Glyndon , and the 159th highest crime rate of 754 local areas in Greenwich .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Plumstead Common Road (SE18 2SS) in the last 12 months was 177.5 per 1,000 residents and was 37.3% higher than the Plumstead & Glyndon average (129.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 85.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plumstead Common Road (SE18 2SS), the main crime hotspot is near Wrottesley Road. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 26 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 (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Hinstock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jago Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hudson Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vicarage Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Palmerston Crescent —
Apr 2026Drugs Palmerston Crescent Local resolution
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 2026Other crime Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wernbrook Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coupland Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Vambery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Isla Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vernham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Plumstead Common Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Plumstead Common Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hudson Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Oaks Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wrottesley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wrottesley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Congleton Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wrottesley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Congleton Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wrottesley Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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