Total Crime Rate

141.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 141.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 58.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.5 8/10
  • Other theft 46.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.1 6/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Belford Grove area has the 29th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Charlton Village & Riverside , and the 221st highest crime rate of 754 local areas in Greenwich .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Belford Grove (SE18 5DB) in the last 12 months was 141.4 per 1,000 residents and was 3.8% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 58.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Belford Grove (SE18 5DB), 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 Belford Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/59)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenhill Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Castile Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Castile Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Castile Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Castile Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Castile Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gorman Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gorman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Willow Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wellington Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Castile Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belford Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belford Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belford Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Belford Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Belford Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cambridge Barracks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Cambridge Barracks Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rushgrove Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mulgrave Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Castile Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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