Total Crime Rate

187.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 187.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 103.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.7 7/10
  • Other theft 12.0 8/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 10th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Plumstead Common , and the 142nd highest crime rate of 771 local areas in Greenwich .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cleanthus Road (SE18 3DH) in the last 12 months was 187.5 per 1,000 residents and was 133.5% higher than the Plumstead Common average (80.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 43.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cleanthus Road (SE18 3DH), 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

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

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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