Total Crime Rate

180.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

97.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 180.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 97.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.7 10/10
  • Other theft 37.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.5 4/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Erebus Drive area has the 15th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Plumstead & Glyndon , and the 153rd 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 Erebus Drive (SE28 0GH) in the last 12 months was 180.5 per 1,000 residents and was 39.5% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 97.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Erebus Drive (SE28 0GH), the main crime hotspot is near Argyll Road. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Erebus Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Argyll Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camelot Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tuppy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camelot Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pettacre Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Erebus Drive 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 Hardinge Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hardinge Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hardinge Crescent
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cadogan Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Argyll Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Argyll Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Argyll Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Argyll Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Broadwater Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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