Total Crime Rate
102.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Simmons Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Plumstead Common , and the 334th 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 Simmons Road (SE18 6UP) in the last 12 months was 102.7 per 1,000 residents and was 27.8% higher than the Plumstead Common average (80.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Simmons Road (SE18 6UP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thomas Street, where police recorded 111 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Love Lane (54 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Love Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Moy Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sandy Hill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sandy Hill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sandy Hill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sandy Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moy Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rolfe Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandy Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rolfe Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rolfe Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Love Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brumwell Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Masons Hill | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Brookhill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bignell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woolwich New Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sandy Hill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandy Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmdene Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellington Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brookhill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brookhill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brookhill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brookhill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellington Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellington Street | — |
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