Crime Rates at Rowton Road, London, SE18 2TE

Rowton Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Plumstead Common , and the 319th 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 Rowton Road (SE18 2TE) in the last 12 months was 105.7 per 1,000 residents and was 24.4% higher 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 64.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rowton Road (SE18 2TE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Plumstead Common Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.