Total Crime Rate
59.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
31.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Plum Lane area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Plumstead Common , and the 235th lowest crime rate of 754 local areas in Greenwich .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Plum Lane (SE18 3AQ) in the last 12 months was 59.2 per 1,000 residents and was 30.2% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Plum Lane (SE18 3AQ), the main crime hotspot is near Wrottesley Road. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 26 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashridge Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wernbrook Street | — |
| 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 | Drugs | Palmerston Crescent | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Palmerston Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jago Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vambery Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Isla Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Plumstead Common Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Plumstead Common Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wrottesley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wrottesley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wrottesley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wrottesley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Plum Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hinstock Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vernham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hinstock Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Park/Open Space | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hinstock Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wrottesley Road | Under investigation |
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