Total Crime Rate
126.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wickham Lane area has the 30th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Plumstead & Glyndon , and the 265th highest crime rate of 771 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 0XW) in the last 12 months was 126.5 per 1,000 residents and was 0.9% higher than the Plumstead & Glyndon average (125.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (β 32.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 58.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wickham Lane (SE2 0XW), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Purrett Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rockmount Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gatling Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rockmount Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rockmount Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rockmount Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rockmount Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rockmount Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Rockmount Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rockmount Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gatling Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rockmount Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rockmount Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rockmount Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rockmount Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Camrose Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Spinel Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Spinel Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gatling Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wickham Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bargate Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Black Prince Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Camrose Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Camrose Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Camrose Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Glendown Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Black Prince Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Black Prince Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Black Prince Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Black Prince Street | β |
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