Total Crime Rate

160.3 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 160.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 89.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.9 5/10
  • Drugs 19.1 10/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.9 1/10
  • Other theft 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wickham Lane area has the 18th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Plumstead & Glyndon , and the 183rd highest crime rate of 771 local areas in Greenwich .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wickham Lane (SE2 0YB) in the last 12 months was 160.3 per 1,000 residents and was 27.9% higher than the Plumstead & Glyndon average (125.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (β‰ˆ 30.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 49.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wickham Lane (SE2 0YB), the main crime hotspot is near Rockmount Road. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Wickham Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rockmount Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rockmount Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rutherglen Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wickham Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Black Prince Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Black Prince Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Black Prince Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Black Prince Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Black Prince Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Black Prince Street β€”
Sep 2025Public order Gatling Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rockmount Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandycroft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rockmount Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rockmount Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rockmount Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Rockmount Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Rockmount Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rockmount Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rockmount Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Gatling Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rockmount Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rockmount Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Radnor Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wickham Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gatling Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Glendown Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Grosmont Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Grosmont Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spinel Close β€”

Data Sources

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