Total Crime Rate
135.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bignell Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Plumstead Common , and the 247th highest crime rate of 771 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 135.4 per 1,000 residents and was 68.7% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 62.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bignell Road (SE18 6SB), the main crime hotspot is near Sandy Hill Road. Police recorded 79 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Masons Hill | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brookhill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Brookhill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brookhill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bignell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brookhill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brumwell Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brookhill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Plumstead Common Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Plumstead Common Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Plumstead Common Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Elmdene Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crescent Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmdene Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmdene Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woolwich New Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Burrage Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Burrage Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mill Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnfield Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnfield Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Brookhill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rolfe Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Long Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sandy Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | De Haviland Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandy Hill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandy Hill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandy Hill Road | Under investigation |
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