Total Crime Rate

366.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

204.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 366.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 204.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 146.6 10/10
  • Public order 39.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.8 9/10
  • Burglary 18.3 10/10
  • Other theft 18.3 9/10
  • Robbery 18.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.3 10/10
  • Drugs 15.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 13.1 9/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 5.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Plumstead Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Plumstead & Glyndon , and the 47th 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 7DN) in the last 12 months was 366.5 per 1,000 residents and was 183.4% 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 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 78 (≈ 204.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plumstead Road (SE18 7DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ann Street, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Plumstead (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Plumstead Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/47)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Skeffington Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elmley Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Plumstead Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Plumstead —
Apr 2026Public order Ann Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ann Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carronade Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ann Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goosander Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goosander Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goosander Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goosander Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Goosander Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Goosander Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elmley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Earl Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goosander Way —
Apr 2026Other theft Lenton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lenton Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walmer Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walmer Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walmer Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Walmer Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Broadwater Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Polthorne Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Polthorne Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clendon Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clendon Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plumstead Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Carronade Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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