Total Crime Rate

219.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

117.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 219.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 117.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 99.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.6 10/10
  • Burglary 15.5 10/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 6.2 7/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Barnfield Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Plumstead Common , and the 110th highest crime rate of 754 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 158.9% higher than the Plumstead Common average (84.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 117.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -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 132 crimes here, including 61 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Barnfield Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ripon Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wrottesley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Barnfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Barnfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Barnfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Barnfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barnfield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wrottesley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wrottesley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wrottesley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wrottesley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westdale Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westdale Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mayplace Lane
Apr 2026Burglary Mayplace Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayplace Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayplace Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vernham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Isla Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Barnfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Barnfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Michel Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mayplace Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ripon Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Actaeon Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Eglinton Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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