Canons vs Plumstead Common

Canons has a safety score of 5/100 (High Crime) and recorded 4,027 crimes in the last 12 months. Plumstead Common has a safety score of 6/100 (High Crime) with 5,518 crimes. Plumstead Common scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Canons shows a year-on-year crime trend of +12.6% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Plumstead Common shows +7.2% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Canons, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Anti-Social Behaviour (1,000 incidents). In Plumstead Common, it is Violent Crime (1,663 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Canons recorded 1,000 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Plumstead Common recorded 1,286. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Canons totalled 943 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 1,663 in Plumstead Common. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Canons recorded 3,576 crimes (now 4,027, a change of +12.6%). Plumstead Common recorded 5,150 crimes previously (now 5,518, +7.2%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Canons has a resolution rate of 29.8% and Plumstead Common has 27.8%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Canons falls within the Metropolitan Police Service boundary. Plumstead Common is covered by Metropolitan Police Service. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Canons and Plumstead Common. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.