Total Crime Rate
248.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Anglesea Mews area has the 5th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Plumstead Common , and the 85th 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 Anglesea Mews (SE18 6ER) in the last 12 months was 248.4 per 1,000 residents and was 209.4% higher than the Plumstead Common average (80.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 105.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Anglesea Mews (SE18 6ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Murrays Yard, where police recorded 283 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (98 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Murrays Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Thomas Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vincent Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woolwich | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woolwich | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woolwich | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Woolwich | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thomas Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thomas Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thomas Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Thomas Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Murrays Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Thomas Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thomas Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thomas Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thomas Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Spray Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Spray Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Taylor'S Buildings | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Beresford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
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