Total Crime Rate

99.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 99.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.4 9/10
  • Burglary 10.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.0 3/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Frances Street area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Charlton Village & Riverside , and the 350th highest crime rate of 771 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 Frances Street (SE18 5JU) in the last 12 months was 99.5 per 1,000 residents and was 18.6% lower than the Charlton Village & Riverside average (122.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 49.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Frances Street (SE18 5JU), 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 Bowling Green Row (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Frances Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lord Warwick Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rideout Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Carr Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Godfrey Hill
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bowling Green Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowling Green Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Marshalls Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Marshalls Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marshalls Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marshalls Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ogilby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rideout Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Lamport Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lyford Street
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lamport Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marine Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Marine Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Marine Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Marine Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dairy Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dairy Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Woolwich Dockyard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woolwich Dockyard Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Belson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Belson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lyford Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frances Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Venus Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Leda Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Europe Road Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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