Total Crime Rate

187.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 187.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.4 10/10
  • Robbery 21.8 10/10
  • Other theft 17.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.5 9/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Ruddstreet Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Plumstead Common , and the 141st 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 Ruddstreet Close (SE18 6RR) in the last 12 months was 187.8 per 1,000 residents and was 133.9% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 91.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ruddstreet Close (SE18 6RR), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 166 crimes here, including 98 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Ruddstreet Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parry Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Woolwich New Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Burrage Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woolwich Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spray Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spray Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Spray Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area 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 Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
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 2025Criminal damage and arson Woolwich New Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parry Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parry Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Masons Hill —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parry Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crescent Road —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Spray Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burrage Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woolwich Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Maxey Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Burrage Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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