Total Crime Rate

153.9 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 153.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.5 7/10
  • Drugs 20.7 10/10
  • Other theft 20.7 10/10
  • Public order 20.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.8 10/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Wernbrook Street area has the 21st highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Plumstead & Glyndon , and the 196th highest 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 Wernbrook Street (SE18 7RX) in the last 12 months was 153.9 per 1,000 residents and was 22.7% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 62.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 165.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wernbrook Street (SE18 7RX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, 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.

Crime Over Time in Wernbrook Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vambery Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Isla Road —
Sep 2025Public order Isla Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Isla Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary St John'S Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Olven Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plumstead Common Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plumstead Common Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Plumstead Common Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vambery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bramblebury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vambery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Plumstead Common Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Plumstead Common Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Margaret'S Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waverley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heavitree Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Plumstead Common Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Macoma Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Palmerston Crescent —

Data Sources

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