Total Crime Rate

146.0 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 146.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.4 9/10
  • Drugs 16.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.5 9/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 7/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Villas Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Plumstead & Glyndon , and the 216th 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 Villas Road (SE18 7PP) in the last 12 months was 146.0 per 1,000 residents and was 16.4% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 56.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Villas Road (SE18 7PP), 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 Villas Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Ann Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elmley Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Durham Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Earl Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waverley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Richmond Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Richmond Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vicarage Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vicarage Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plumstead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elmley Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Robert Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elmley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ann Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lenton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lenton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Lenton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lenton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Foreland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Majendie Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Majendie Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Majendie Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Manthorpe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Manthorpe Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Robert Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Villas Road Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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