Total Crime Rate

73.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 73.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 30.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.0 6/10
  • Burglary 10.9 9/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Crescent Road area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Plumstead Common , and the 300th lowest crime rate of 754 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 73.9 per 1,000 residents and was 13.0% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 30.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crescent Road (SE18 7AG), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 134 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Crescent Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/94)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Woolwich Arsenal Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St James'S Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Arthur Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Arthur Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conduit Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ruddstreet Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Conduit Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arthur Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arthur Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arthur Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Masons Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burrage Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Masons Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Masons Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Masons Hill —
Apr 2026Burglary St James'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Congleton Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Congleton Grove —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Congleton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Jessup Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Raglan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Raglan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arthur Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Michel Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Raglan Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ruddstreet Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ruddstreet Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Ruddstreet Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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