Total Crime Rate
69.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Nightingale Place area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Plumstead Common , and the 290th lowest crime rate of 771 local areas in Greenwich .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Nightingale Place (SE18 4HT) in the last 12 months was 69.8 per 1,000 residents and was 13.1% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 26.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Nightingale Place (SE18 4HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Engineer Close, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fennell Street (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightingale Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Willenhall Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Engineer Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Engineer Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Engineer Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Reeves Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Gunner Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gunner Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brookhill Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Brookhill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brookhill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brookhill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Willenhall Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Willenhall Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Willenhall Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Willenhall Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Long Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Eglinton Road | Local resolution |
| 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 | Vehicle crime | Uplands Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Grand Depot Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mill Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mill Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Paget Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fennell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| 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 |
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