Total Crime Rate

119.7 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 119.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.5 6/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle 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

Barnfield Gardens area has the 21st highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Plumstead Common , and the 287th highest crime rate of 771 local areas in Greenwich .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barnfield Gardens (SE18 3QT) in the last 12 months was 119.7 per 1,000 residents and was 49.1% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 71.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barnfield Gardens (SE18 3QT), the main crime hotspot is near Barnfield Road. Police recorded 116 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Barnfield Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eglinton Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnfield Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnfield Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Burrage Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Burrage Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bignell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eglinton Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eglinton Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Congleton Grove
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Congleton Grove
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eglinton Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eglinton Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vernham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Oaks Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westdale Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs De Haviland Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery De Haviland Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime De Haviland Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Oaks Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wrottesley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnfield Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Barnfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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