Crime Rate in Charlton Village & Riverside, ward

Charlton Village & Riverside has the 4th highest crime rate of 23 wards in Greenwich district and the 789th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 170th highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Charlton Village & Riverside in the last 12 months was 135.7 per 1,000 residents and was 15.1% higher than the Greenwich district average (117.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Charlton Village & Riverside’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 460 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , down -40.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 608 (≈ 53.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Charlton Village & Riverside ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Linton Close, with 135 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Shopping Area (33 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.