Total Crime Rate
88.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rideout Street area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Charlton Village & Riverside , and the 369th lowest crime rate of 771 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 Rideout Street (SE18 5ET) in the last 12 months was 88.0 per 1,000 residents and was 28.0% lower than the Charlton Village & Riverside average (122.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -5.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (β 49.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rideout Street (SE18 5ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lord Warwick Street, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gorman Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lord Warwick Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Marine Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dairy Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cannon Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cannon Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cambridge Barracks Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gorman Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gorman Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gorman Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Marine Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Godfrey Hill | β |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Marine Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marine Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Carr Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lamport Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lamport Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bowling Green Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bowling Green Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Marshalls Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Marshalls Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marshalls Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marshalls Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cambridge Barracks Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Cambridge Barracks Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dairy Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Woolwich Dockyard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woolwich Dockyard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Frances Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lord Warwick Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lord Warwick Street | β |
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