Total Crime Rate
92.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
39.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Frances Street area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Charlton Village & Riverside , and the 367th highest crime rate of 754 local areas in Greenwich .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Frances Street (SE18 5EF) in the last 12 months was 92.6 per 1,000 residents and was 32.1% lower than the Charlton Village & Riverside average (136.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 39.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Frances Street (SE18 5EF), the main crime hotspot is near Cambridge Barracks Road. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 20 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Greenhill Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ogilby Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Willow Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mulgrave Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rushgrove Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Brewhouse Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Brewhouse Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Belson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Woolwich Dockyard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Gorman Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Cambridge Barracks Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Borgard Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Borgard Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Cambridge Barracks Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Godfrey Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodrow | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Greenhill Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Greenhill Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Artillery Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Artillery Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Artillery Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Marybank | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Marybank | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Woodrow | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gorman Road | Under investigation |
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