Postcode · London
Crime in SE18 1EQ
How much crime is recorded in SE18 1EQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Plumstead High Street
- Council
- Greenwich
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,387 (2024)
How safe is SE18 1EQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SE18 1EQ area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
33.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
76
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
SE18 1EQNational
Anti-social behaviour24.510.7
Burglary17.09.1
Violence and sexual offences14.423.6
Vehicle crime11.53.5
Drugs4.82.4
Other theft4.04.5
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Robbery2.21.4
Public order1.84.6
Other crime1.61.5
Theft from the person1.12.1
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Shoplifting0.48.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.