Total Crime Rate
90.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Barnfield Road area has the 31st highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Plumstead Common , and the 383rd lowest 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 Road (SE18 3TW) in the last 12 months was 90.7 per 1,000 residents and was 13.0% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 29.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Barnfield Road (SE18 3TW), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnfield Gardens | Under investigation |
| 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 | Wrottesley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eglinton Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eglinton Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Long Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Long Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Long Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Long Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnfield Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayplace Lane | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eglinton Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bignell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Actaeon Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Willenhall Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Uplands Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mayplace Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Elmdene Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmdene Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmdene Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Plumstead Common Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Plumstead Common Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Plumstead Common Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Genesta Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Genesta Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | De Haviland Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | De Haviland Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | De Haviland Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Willenhall Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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