Crime Rates at Griffin Road, Plumstead, London, SE18 7PZ

Griffin Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Plumstead & Glyndon , and the 192nd 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 Griffin Road (SE18 7PZ) in the last 12 months was 156.0 per 1,000 residents and was 24.4% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -88.9% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -88.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 64.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 512.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Griffin Road (SE18 7PZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Southport Road, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chestnut Rise (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.