Total Crime Rate

99.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 99.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 62.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.8 8/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pier Way area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Plumstead & Glyndon , and the 341st 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 Pier Way (SE28 0EP) in the last 12 months was 99.0 per 1,000 residents and was 23.5% lower than the Plumstead & Glyndon average (129.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 62.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pier Way (SE28 0EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whinchat Road, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Goosander Way (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pier Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hardinge Crescent
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whinchat Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goosander Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goosander Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Goosander Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Goosander Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goosander Way
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Broadwater Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whinchat Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whinchat Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whinchat Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goosander Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Whinchat Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Whinchat Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Whinchat Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whinchat Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camelot Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camelot Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carronade Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Carronade Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goosander Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Erebus Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hardinge Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hardinge Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tuppy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pettacre Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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