Total Crime Rate

185.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.8 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 185.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 87.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Drugs 9.8 8/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Robbery 7.3 8/10
  • Theft from the person 4.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Maxey Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Plumstead & Glyndon , and the 143rd 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 Maxey Road (SE18 7EL) in the last 12 months was 185.4 per 1,000 residents and was 43.3% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 87.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 113.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maxey Road (SE18 7EL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 97 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Maxey Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/53)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arthur Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ruddstreet Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ruddstreet Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Ruddstreet Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ruddstreet Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ruddstreet Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burrage Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arthur Grove —
Apr 2026Other theft Arthur Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Arthur Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arthur Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arthur Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Jessup Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ruddstreet Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Raglan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Raglan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Raglan Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maxey Road —
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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plumstead Road 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Ruddstreet Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Raglan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ruddstreet Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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