Total Crime Rate

92.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 92.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 39.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.2 4/10
  • Robbery 16.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 10.9 5/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Burglary 1.8 1/10
  • Drugs 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Frances 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.

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Crime Over Time in Frances Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenhill Terrace
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ogilby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Willow Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mulgrave Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rushgrove Street
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Brewhouse Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Brewhouse Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Belson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Woolwich Dockyard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Gorman Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Cambridge Barracks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Borgard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Borgard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Cambridge Barracks Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Godfrey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodrow Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenhill Terrace
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenhill Terrace
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Artillery Place
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Artillery Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Artillery Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marybank
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Marybank Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Woodrow Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gorman Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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