Total Crime Rate
95.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
48.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Griffin Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Plumstead & Glyndon , and the 356th highest crime rate of 754 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 Griffin Road (SE18 7QD) in the last 12 months was 95.1 per 1,000 residents and was 26.4% lower 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 48.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Griffin Road (SE18 7QD), the main crime hotspot is near Orchard Road. Police recorded 121 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Plumstead & Glyndon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Orchard Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Gossage Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walmer Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Robert Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Orchard Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leghorn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Orchard Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Majendie Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Majendie Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ingledew Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ancona Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Mount Pleasant Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ancona Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ancona Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lenton Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lenton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Gossage Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Earl Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Coxwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Gossage Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Plumstead | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Waverley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Waverley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Plumstead | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Plumstead | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walmer Terrace | Under investigation |
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