Total Crime Rate

54.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 54.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 16.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 21st lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Plumstead Common , and the 206th 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 Plumstead Common Road (SE18 3AP) in the last 12 months was 54.4 per 1,000 residents and was 35.9% lower than the Plumstead Common average (84.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 16.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plumstead Common Road (SE18 3AP), the main crime hotspot is near Barnfield Road. Police recorded 132 crimes here, including 61 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 (30/65)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gildersome Street —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Sandy Hill Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sandy Hill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sandy Hill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brookhill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Moy Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moy Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brookhill Close —
Apr 2026Public order Brookhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Brookhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookhill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Butterfield Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Butterfield Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandy Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Herbert Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandy Hill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Barnfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westdale Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westdale Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barnfield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Barnfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Barnfield Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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