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Crime in SE18 1RT

How much crime is recorded in SE18 1RT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Plumstead Common & Riverside
Council
Greenwich
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,748 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SE18 1RT

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SE18 1RT 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
32.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
69
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 1RTNational
Violence and sexual offences19.423.6
Anti-social behaviour16.010.7
Vehicle crime9.43.5
Burglary7.29.1
Other theft6.94.5
Shoplifting4.38.4
Public order2.84.6
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Drugs2.22.4
Robbery1.31.4
Other crime1.01.5
Theft from the person0.72.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 19% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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