Total Crime Rate
21.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Littledale area has the lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Plumstead & Glyndon , and the 45th 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 Littledale (SE2 0NU) in the last 12 months was 21.5 per 1,000 residents and was 83.3% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Littledale (SE2 0NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rutherglen Road, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wickham Lane (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Plumstead Common| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sandycroft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Villacourt Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highbanks Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cemetery Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Streamdale | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Streamdale | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Villacourt Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Woodbrook Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Villacourt Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alliance Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Rutherglen Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wickham Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wickham Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandycroft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Villacourt Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandycroft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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