Total Crime Rate

149.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 149.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 57.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.7 10/10
  • Other theft 15.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Drugs 13.8 9/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Wickham Lane area has the 24th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Plumstead & Glyndon , and the 204th 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 Wickham Lane (SE2 0XH) in the last 12 months was 149.3 per 1,000 residents and was 15.5% higher 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 57.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wickham Lane (SE2 0XH), 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 Wickham Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Felspar Close
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A206 Under investigation
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Potter Close
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Amardeep Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A206 Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gatling Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A206 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A206 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Nicholas Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Nicholas Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Gatling Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glendown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Felspar Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Felspar Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camrose Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grosmont Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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