Total Crime Rate

122.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 122.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 43.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.7 9/10
  • Burglary 14.6 9/10
  • Drugs 10.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Bignell Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Plumstead Common , and the 275th highest crime rate of 754 local areas in Greenwich .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bignell Road (SE18 6SB) in the last 12 months was 122.9 per 1,000 residents and was 44.8% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 43.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bignell Road (SE18 6SB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sandy Hill Road, where police recorded 80 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brookhill Road (39 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bignell Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightingale Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sandy Hill Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willenhall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Willenhall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moy Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Masons Hill
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sandy Hill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sandy Hill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandy Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Masons Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burrage Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Moy Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Butterfield Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Masons Hill
Apr 2026Public order Brookhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Brookhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Michel Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Butterfield Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westdale Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westdale Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area

Data Sources

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