Total Crime Rate
202.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Robert Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Plumstead & Glyndon , and the 119th 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 Robert Street (SE18 7LZ) in the last 12 months was 202.9 per 1,000 residents and was 61.9% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 160.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 79.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Robert Street (SE18 7LZ), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elmley Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Southport Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ann Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lenton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lenton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Lenton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Vicarage Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Vicarage Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lenton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Foreland Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ann Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Griffin Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Southport Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Southport Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Southport Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Richmond Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Plumstead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Plumstead | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Plumstead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Plumstead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Plumstead | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ann Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ann Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ann Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Manthorpe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Manthorpe Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Majendie Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Majendie Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Majendie Road | — |
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