Total Crime Rate

303.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 303.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 112.6 10/10
  • Public order 34.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.8 9/10
  • Burglary 18.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.3 9/10
  • Theft from the person 18.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.3 10/10
  • Other theft 13.1 9/10
  • Robbery 13.1 9/10
  • Drugs 10.5 8/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 5.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
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

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 7DW) 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 7DW), 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.

Crime Over Time in Plumstead Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/59)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Robert Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goosander Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allenby Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carronade Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chamberlain Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chamberlain Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Chamberlain Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goosander Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goosander Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ann Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pettacre Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ann Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ann Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Ann Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Ann Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ann Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goosander Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goosander Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Allenby Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pettacre Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Robert Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Southport Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Plumstead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plumstead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plumstead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plumstead Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plumstead Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Southport Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Polthorne Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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