Crime Rates at Waverley Road, London, SE18 7TH

Waverley Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Plumstead & Glyndon , and the 47th lowest crime rate of 754 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 Waverley Road (SE18 7TH) in the last 12 months was 21.8 per 1,000 residents and was 83.1% lower than the Plumstead & Glyndon average (129.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% 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 falling ( -50.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waverley Road (SE18 7TH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 77 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.