Total Crime Rate
648.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
193.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wilton Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Abbey Wood , and the 24th highest crime rate of 754 local areas in Greenwich .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wilton Road (SE2 9RH) in the last 12 months was 648.4 per 1,000 residents and was 525.9% higher than the Abbey Wood average (103.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 88 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 193.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 43.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wilton Road (SE2 9RH), the main crime hotspot is near Wilton Road. Police recorded 168 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Abbey Wood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gayton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chantry Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Chantry Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Chantry Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chantry Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wilton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Wilton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wilton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wilton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wilton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wilton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Wilton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chantry Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Gayton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gayton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gayton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Florence Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Manorside Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Rushdene | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rushdene | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Overton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Overton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chantry Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Glover Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Crumpsall Street | — |
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