Total Crime Rate

136.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.6 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 136.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 25.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

The Dell area has the 28th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Plumstead & Glyndon , and the 229th highest 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 The Dell (SE2 0RW) in the last 12 months was 136.8 per 1,000 residents and was 5.7% higher 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 25.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Dell (SE2 0RW), 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 The Dell area

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

Data Sources

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