Total Crime Rate
87.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
66.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Walmer 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.
View Crime In Plumstead & Glyndon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ann Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walmer Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Plumstead | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Plumstead | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Broadwater Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Elmley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lenton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lenton Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Majendie Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Majendie Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walmer Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Plumstead | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walmer Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Walmer Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Clendon Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Clendon Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ann Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Polthorne Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Ann Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ann Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Plumstead | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elmley Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Plumstead | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Pettacre Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ann Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ann Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Richmond Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Richmond Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Richmond Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Richmond Place | Under investigation |
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