Total Crime Rate

72.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 72.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.6 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Robbery 9.4 9/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pettacre Close area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Plumstead & Glyndon , and the 301st 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 Pettacre Close (SE28 0PB) in the last 12 months was 72.3 per 1,000 residents and was 42.3% lower than the Plumstead & Glyndon average (125.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 77.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pettacre Close (SE28 0PB), the main crime hotspot is near Richmond Place. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Pettacre Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Erebus Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chamberlain Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Allenby Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allenby Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carronade Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pier Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Polthorne Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Polthorne Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Polthorne Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Polthorne Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Polthorne Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Polthorne Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Polthorne Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chamberlain Close —
Sep 2025Drugs Chamberlain Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Villas Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goosander Way —
Sep 2025Drugs Lenton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lenton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Lenton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lenton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Foreland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goosander Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goosander Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goosander Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goosander Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hardinge Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pettacre Close —

Data Sources

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