Total Crime Rate
187.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ruddstreet 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parry Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Woolwich New Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Burrage Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woolwich | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Spray Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Spray Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Spray Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woolwich New Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woolwich New Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Woolwich New Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Woolwich New Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Woolwich New Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Woolwich New Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Woolwich New Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Woolwich New Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parry Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parry Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Masons Hill | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parry Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crescent Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Spray Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burrage Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woolwich | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Maxey Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Burrage Grove | Under investigation |
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