Total Crime Rate
135.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Elmdene 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 Elmdene Road (SE18 6UB) 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 Elmdene Road (SE18 6UB), the main crime hotspot is near Barnfield Road. Police recorded 116 crimes here, including 60 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 | Buttmarsh Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brookhill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Uplands Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Actaeon Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnfield Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Barnfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Long Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Burrage Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Long Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Long Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Long Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Barnfield Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Elmdene Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Willenhall Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Burrage Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brookhill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Willenhall Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnfield Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moy Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moy Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Moy Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Barnfield Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Barnfield Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moy Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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