Total Crime Rate

129.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 129.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.4 9/10
  • Burglary 18.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 3/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 6.2 7/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cleanthus Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Plumstead Common , and the 259th highest crime rate of 771 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 3DF) in the last 12 months was 129.2 per 1,000 residents and was 61.0% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 61.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cleanthus Road (SE18 3DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kenilworth Gardens, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cleanthus Close (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Cleanthus Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillend Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rayleas Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Eaglesfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Cleanthus Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Cleanthus Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Occupation Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rayleas Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Shooters Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crown Woods Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kenilworth Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kenilworth Gardens —
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Data Sources

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