Total Crime Rate

272.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 272.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.7 10/10
  • Public order 38.0 10/10
  • Other theft 35.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 17.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.4 9/10
  • Drugs 11.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.0 5/10
  • Robbery 9.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 9.0 8/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Love Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Plumstead Common , and the 74th 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 Love Lane (SE18 6GS) in the last 12 months was 272.9 per 1,000 residents and was 239.9% higher 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 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 149.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 105.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Love Lane (SE18 6GS), the main crime hotspot is near Murrays Yard. Police recorded 283 crimes here, including 96 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Love Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Wilson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woolwich Arsenal Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Polytechnic Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Creton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Myrtle Alley Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Myrtle Alley Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Taylor'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Taylor'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Taylor'S Buildings Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Masons Hill
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woolwich Arsenal Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Woolwich Arsenal Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woolwich New Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woolwich New Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Woolwich New Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Woolwich New Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Woolwich New Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Woolwich New Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Woolwich New Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Woolwich New Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Polytechnic Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Love Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brookhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandy Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandy Hill Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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