Total Crime Rate
269.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
86.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026St Mary Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Charlton Village & Riverside , and the 74th highest crime rate of 754 local areas in Greenwich .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around St Mary Street (SE18 5AN) in the last 12 months was 269.2 per 1,000 residents and was 97.6% higher than the Charlton Village & Riverside average (136.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 86.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Mary Street (SE18 5AN), the main crime hotspot is near Castile Road. Police recorded 103 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Woolwich Dockyard| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Leda Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Castile Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | John Wilson Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Castile Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Castile Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Castile Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Castile Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Castile Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Castile Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Castile Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Castile Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Castile Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Woolwich Dockyard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Belson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Brewhouse Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Gorman Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gorman Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Willow Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belford Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belford Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belford Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Belford Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Belford Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Cambridge Barracks Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Cambridge Barracks Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mulgrave Road | Under investigation |
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