Total Crime Rate
272.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wellington Street 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 Wellington Street (SE18 6PQ) 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 Wellington Street (SE18 6PQ), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | John Wilson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Polytechnic Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellington Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellington Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wellington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellington Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Greens End | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Greens End | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Greens End | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Polytechnic Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Greens End | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellington Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Greens End | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Greens End | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Greens End | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Greens End | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Greens End | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Greens End | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greens End | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greens End | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greens End | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellington Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellington Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Warren Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wilmount Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sandy Hill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sandy Hill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sandy Hill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandy Hill Road | Under investigation |
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