Crime Rates at Plumstead Road, London, SE18 7DG

Plumstead Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Plumstead & Glyndon , and the 143rd highest crime rate of 754 local areas in Greenwich .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Plumstead Road (SE18 7DG) in the last 12 months was 185.4 per 1,000 residents and was 43.3% higher than the Plumstead & Glyndon average (129.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 87.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 113.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plumstead Road (SE18 7DG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ann Street, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Arthur Grove (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.