Total Crime Rate
57.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hinstock Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Plumstead Common , and the 218th lowest crime rate of 754 local areas in Greenwich .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hinstock Road (SE18 2TQ) in the last 12 months was 57.0 per 1,000 residents and was 32.8% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hinstock Road (SE18 2TQ), 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.
View Crime In Plumstead Common| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Plum Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Palmerston Crescent | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Isla Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vambery Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | St John'S Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St John'S Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wernbrook Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Plumstead Common Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Palmerston Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Palmerston Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Palmerston Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jago Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Palmerston Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hinstock Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hinstock Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hinstock Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Plumstead Common Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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