Crime Rates at Wickham Lane, Abbey Wood, London, SE2 0XL

Wickham Lane area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Plumstead & Glyndon , and the 338th 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 Wickham Lane (SE2 0XL) in the last 12 months was 77.9 per 1,000 residents and was 37.8% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 31.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wickham Lane (SE2 0XL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rockmount Road, where police recorded 77 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.