Crime Rates at Nightingale Place, London, SE18 4HT

Nightingale Place area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Plumstead Common , and the 294th lowest crime rate of 754 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 72.7 per 1,000 residents and was 14.4% lower 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 37.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.6% 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 69 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gildersome Street (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.