Crime Rates at Whinchat Road, London, SE28 0DR

Whinchat Road area has the lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Plumstead & Glyndon , and the 9th 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 Whinchat Road (SE28 0DR) in the last 12 months was 8.2 per 1,000 residents and was 93.5% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 4.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -77.8% ).

In the area around Whinchat Road (SE28 0DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Merbury Close, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nuthatch Gardens (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.