Crime Rates at Ruddstreet Close, London, SE18 6RR

Ruddstreet Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Plumstead Common , and the 72nd 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 Ruddstreet Close (SE18 6RR) in the last 12 months was 275.1 per 1,000 residents and was 224.0% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 148.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ruddstreet Close (SE18 6RR), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 135 crimes here, including 72 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.