Total Crime Rate

85.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 85.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 36.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.6 9/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Gatling Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Plumstead & Glyndon , and the 355th lowest crime rate of 754 local areas in Greenwich .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gatling Road (SE2 0RF) in the last 12 months was 85.7 per 1,000 residents and was 33.7% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 36.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gatling Road (SE2 0RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spinel Close, where police recorded 83 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rockmount Road (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gatling Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granite Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gatling Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gatling Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gatling Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Rutherglen Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Myra Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Myra Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Potter Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandycroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Potter Close
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Old Park Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manton Road
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gatling Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandycroft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spinel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granite Street
Apr 2026Other crime Granite Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spinel Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spinel Close
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Spinel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Spinel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spinel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Sandycroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spinel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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