Crime Rates at Upton Road, London, SE18 2TW

Upton 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 Upton Road (SE18 2TW) 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 Upton Road (SE18 2TW), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.