Total Crime Rate
133.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
73.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Goosander Way area has the 29th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Plumstead & Glyndon , and the 239th highest crime rate of 754 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 Goosander Way (SE28 0ER) in the last 12 months was 133.8 per 1,000 residents and was 3.4% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 73.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 49.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Goosander Way (SE28 0ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Polthorne Grove, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Plumstead (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In West Thamesmead| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Polthorne Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lenton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Plumstead | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Goosander Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Goosander Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Goosander Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Goosander Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Goosander Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Goosander Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Goosander Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Griffin Manor Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lenton Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Plumstead | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Griffin Manor Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Camelot Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Clendon Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walmer Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walmer Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walmer Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Walmer Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Clendon Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Broadwater Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Polthorne Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Plumstead | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Plumstead | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Plumstead | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Pettacre Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Camelot Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Whinchat Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Whinchat Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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