Crime Rates at Rowton Road, London, SE18 2TE

Rowton Road area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Plumstead Common , and the 323rd lowest crime rate of 771 local areas in Greenwich .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rowton Road (SE18 2TE) in the last 12 months was 75.5 per 1,000 residents and was 6.0% lower than the Plumstead Common average (80.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 34.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.7% 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 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Plumstead Common Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.