Total Crime Rate

171.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

95.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 171.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 95.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.8 9/10
  • Drugs 35.4 10/10
  • Public order 21.8 9/10
  • Other theft 13.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Charles Grinling Walk area has the 21st highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Charlton Village & Riverside , and the 167th highest crime rate of 754 local areas in Greenwich .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Charles Grinling Walk (SE18 5BD) in the last 12 months was 171.7 per 1,000 residents and was 26.0% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 95.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charles Grinling Walk (SE18 5BD), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Charles Grinling Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Artillery Place
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hare Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Shoplifting Calderwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Calderwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Powis Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bathway
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hare Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hare Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hare Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Gorman Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mulgrave Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Belford Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Belford Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belford Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belford Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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