Total Crime Rate
219.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Barnfield Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Plumstead Common , and the 108th 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 Barnfield Road (SE18 3TY) in the last 12 months was 219.8 per 1,000 residents and was 173.8% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -70.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 120.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Barnfield Road (SE18 3TY), 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 | Eglinton Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Isla Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnfield Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnfield Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westdale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westdale Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Westdale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Westdale Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Isla Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | De Haviland Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Barnfield Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Barnfield Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnfield Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | De Haviland Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | De Haviland Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eglinton Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Genesta Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayplace Lane | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mayplace Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Wrottesley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Genesta Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mayplace Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eglinton Hill | Under investigation |
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