Crime Rates at Waterdale Road, London, SE2 0XT

Waterdale Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Plumstead & Glyndon , and the 241st highest crime rate of 754 local areas in Greenwich .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waterdale Road (SE2 0XT) in the last 12 months was 133.2 per 1,000 residents and was 3.0% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 31.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterdale Road (SE2 0XT), 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.