Crime Rates at Plumstead Road, London, SE18 7DN

Plumstead Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Plumstead & Glyndon , and the 57th highest crime rate of 771 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 7DN) in the last 12 months was 303.7 per 1,000 residents and was 142.2% higher than the Plumstead & Glyndon average (125.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 164.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 117.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plumstead Road (SE18 7DN), the main crime hotspot is near Plumstead. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.