Total Crime Rate
48.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Herbert Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Plumstead Common , and the 188th lowest crime rate of 771 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 Herbert Road (SE18 3QH) in the last 12 months was 48.6 per 1,000 residents and was 39.4% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Herbert Road (SE18 3QH), the main crime hotspot is near Eglinton Hill. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mayplace Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Paget Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Peace Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitworth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Herbert Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fennell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fennell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fennell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fennell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Reeves Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Eglinton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Eglinton Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peace Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Actaeon Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peace Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Herbert Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peace Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Paget Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Paget Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peace Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peace Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Nightingale Vale | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peace Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Peace Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brent Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Whitworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Downend | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eglinton Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eglinton Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eglinton Hill | Under investigation |
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