Total Crime Rate
56.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Red Lion Lane area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Plumstead Common , and the 215th 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 Red Lion Lane (SE18 4LF) in the last 12 months was 56.3 per 1,000 residents and was 33.7% lower than the Plumstead Common average (84.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Red Lion Lane (SE18 4LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Academy Place, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Shooters Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Academy Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Academy Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Prince Imperial Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Prince Imperial Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Red Lion Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Red Lion Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Red Lion Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Campbell Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Campbell Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Prince Imperial Road | Under investigation |
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