Crime Rates at Langhorne Street, London, SE18 4BJ

Langhorne Street area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 15 local areas in Shooters Hill , and the 247th lowest crime rate of 754 local areas in Greenwich .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Langhorne Street (SE18 4BJ) in the last 12 months was 60.9 per 1,000 residents and was 49.9% lower than the Shooters Hill average (121.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 39.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 127.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Langhorne Street (SE18 4BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wellesley Road, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ordnance Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.