Total Crime Rate

264.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

154.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 264.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 154.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 111.9 10/10
  • Public order 31.3 10/10
  • Other theft 29.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Robbery 11.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 11.2 9/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wellington Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Plumstead Common , and the 77th highest crime rate of 754 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 6PS) in the last 12 months was 264.0 per 1,000 residents and was 210.9% higher 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 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 154.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellington Street (SE18 6PS), the main crime hotspot is near Murrays Yard. Police recorded 305 crimes here, including 102 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wellington Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/169)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rectory Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wilmount Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murrays Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murrays Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilmount Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilmount Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilmount Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilmount Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilmount Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilmount Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murrays Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilmount Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Greens End Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Greens End Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Greens End Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Greens End Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Greens End Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Greens End Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Greens End Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murrays Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murrays Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Greens End Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Murrays Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Murrays Yard —
Apr 2026Burglary Murrays Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Murrays Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Murrays Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Murrays Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Murrays Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Murrays Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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