Total Crime Rate

170.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 170.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Drugs 12.2 9/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 7/10
  • Robbery 4.9 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
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

Walmer Terrace area has the 15th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Plumstead & Glyndon , and the 165th highest crime rate of 771 local areas in Greenwich .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Walmer Terrace (SE18 7EG) in the last 12 months was 170.7 per 1,000 residents and was 36.2% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 78.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 240.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walmer Terrace (SE18 7EG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ann Street, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Richmond Place (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Walmer Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Polthorne Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arthur Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Polthorne Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Polthorne Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Polthorne Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Burrage Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Burrage Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Burrage Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Burrage Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burrage Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Polthorne Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Polthorne Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Polthorne Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arthur Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ruddstreet Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Arthur Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Arthur Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ann Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2025Criminal damage and arson Arthur Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Arthur Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arthur Grove
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Villas Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ruddstreet Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plumstead Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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