Total Crime Rate

150.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 150.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 52.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.5 8/10
  • Other theft 23.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.3 7/10
  • Burglary 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Vicarage Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Plumstead & Glyndon , and the 202nd highest crime rate of 754 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 Vicarage Road (SE18 7SP) in the last 12 months was 150.8 per 1,000 residents and was 16.6% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 52.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 60.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vicarage Road (SE18 7SP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ann Street, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Manthorpe Road (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Vicarage Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St John'S Terrace —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Congleton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burrage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Richmond Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Richmond Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vicarage Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wernbrook Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St James'S Close —
Apr 2026Burglary St James'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Congleton Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Congleton Grove —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Manthorpe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hudson Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Manthorpe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manthorpe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waverley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waverley Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burwash Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ann Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ann Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ann Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ann Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Ann Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hudson Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Place —
Apr 2026Other crime Plumstead Common Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Plumstead Common Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person St John'S Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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