Crime Rates at Heavitree Road, London, SE18 7RB

Heavitree Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Plumstead & Glyndon , and the 83rd lowest crime rate of 771 local areas in Greenwich .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heavitree Road (SE18 7RB) in the last 12 months was 26.7 per 1,000 residents and was 78.7% lower than the Plumstead & Glyndon average (125.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heavitree Road (SE18 7RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Vicarage Park, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Manthorpe Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.