Crime Rate in Charlton Village & Riverside, ward

Charlton Village & Riverside has the 5th highest crime rate of 23 wards in Greenwich district and the 1083rd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 219th highest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Charlton Village & Riverside in the last 12 months was 122.2 per 1,000 residents and was 2.5% higher than the Greenwich district average (119.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Charlton Village & Riverside’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 420 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 5 cases , down -28.6% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 57.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 538 (≈ 47.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Charlton Village & Riverside ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Linton Close, with 91 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Herringham Road (41 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.