Total Crime Rate

71.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 71.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Crescent Road area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Plumstead Common , and the 297th lowest crime rate of 771 local areas in Greenwich .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Crescent Road (SE18 7AG) in the last 12 months was 71.7 per 1,000 residents and was 10.6% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 34.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crescent Road (SE18 7AG), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 119 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Crescent Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ruddstreet Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Taylor'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crescent Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parry Place —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parry Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parry Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parry Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parry Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parry Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parry Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Taylor'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Taylor'S Buildings Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parry Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ruddstreet Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ruddstreet Close —
Sep 2025Robbery Ruddstreet Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ruddstreet Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ruddstreet Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burrage Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Burrage Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Burrage Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Burrage Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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