Plumstead High Street
Middle areaNorth east Greenwich. 12,005 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.1 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 7% of people in Plumstead High Street live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Plumstead High Street
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Plumstead High Street at a rate of 130.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 112.6 per 1,000 people across Greenwich.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 433 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 349 |
| Other crime | 225 |
| Vehicle crime | 140 |
| Drug offences | 94 |
| Shoplifting | 81 |
| Robbery | 75 |
| Burglary | 72 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 65 |
| Theft from the person | 30 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Plumstead High Street compares
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Is Plumstead High Street safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Plumstead High Street at a rate of 130.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 112.6 per 1,000 people across Greenwich.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 149 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Plumstead High Street.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (433), anti-social behaviour (349) and other crime (225).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Greenwich
These figures are published for the whole of Greenwich, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Greenwich and not Plumstead High Street alone. See Greenwich
Plumstead High Street in brief
The median price paid for a home in Plumstead High Street was £377,500 in 2025.
Plumstead High Street had 11,064 usual residents at the census.
About 7% of people in Plumstead High Street live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Plumstead High Street, 98.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.