Total Crime Rate
84.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Brewery Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Plumstead & Glyndon , and the 360th lowest crime rate of 771 local areas in Greenwich .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Brewery Road (SE18 7PY) in the last 12 months was 84.8 per 1,000 residents and was 32.3% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 36.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brewery Road (SE18 7PY), the main crime hotspot is near Orchard Road. Police recorded 132 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Robert Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Southport Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coxwell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Coxwell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Heavitree Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Ancona Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Griffin Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Majendie Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Plumstead | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Plumstead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Robert Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Robert Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coxwell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Southport Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Durham Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tuscan Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Earl Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waverley Road | 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 | Vehicle crime | Inverary Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Southport Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Heavitree Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Foreland Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bramblebury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Southport Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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