Total Crime Rate

87.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 87.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 66.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.5 8/10
  • Public order 15.2 9/10
  • Drugs 12.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Walmer Terrace area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Plumstead & Glyndon , and the 362nd lowest crime rate of 754 local areas in Greenwich .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Walmer Terrace (SE18 7ED) in the last 12 months was 87.9 per 1,000 residents and was 32.0% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 66.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walmer Terrace (SE18 7ED), 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 Walmer Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Ann Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walmer Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Plumstead Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Plumstead
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Broadwater Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elmley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lenton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lenton Street
Apr 2026Drugs Majendie Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Majendie Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walmer Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plumstead Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walmer Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Walmer Terrace Under investigation
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 2026Public order Ann Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Polthorne Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Ann Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ann Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plumstead Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elmley Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plumstead Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Pettacre Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ann Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ann Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Place
Apr 2026Burglary Richmond Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Richmond Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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