Crime Rates at Waverley Road, London, SE18 7TL

Waverley Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Plumstead & Glyndon , and the 138th 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 Waverley Road (SE18 7TL) in the last 12 months was 40.2 per 1,000 residents and was 67.9% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 30.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waverley Road (SE18 7TL), 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.