Total Crime Rate
99.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bowling Green Row 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 Bowling Green Row (SE18 5LH) 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 Bowling Green Row (SE18 5LH), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lord Warwick Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marshalls Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dairy Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dairy Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Godfrey Hill | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lyford Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lyford Street | — |
| 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 | Marshalls Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Carr Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rideout Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Marshalls Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Marshalls Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Belson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Belson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bowling Green Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bowling Green Row | Under investigation |
| 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 | Rideout Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Frances Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Venus Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Spindle Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Spindle Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lord Warwick Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woolwich Church Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Venus Road | Under investigation |
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