Crime Rates at Sunbury Street, London, SE18 5LU

Sunbury Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Charlton Village & Riverside , and the 77th highest crime rate of 771 local areas in Greenwich .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sunbury Street (SE18 5LU) in the last 12 months was 271.7 per 1,000 residents and was 122.3% higher than the Charlton Village & Riverside average (122.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 466.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 83.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 61.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 51.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sunbury Street (SE18 5LU), 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 Rectory Place (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.