Crime Rates at Cleanthus Road, London, SE18 3DD

Cleanthus Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Plumstead Common , and the 310th highest crime rate of 754 local areas in Greenwich .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cleanthus Road (SE18 3DD) in the last 12 months was 110.8 per 1,000 residents and was 30.5% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 43.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cleanthus Road (SE18 3DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kenilworth Gardens, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cleanthus Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.