Total Crime Rate
436.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Warspite Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Charlton Village & Riverside , and the 35th 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 Warspite Road (SE18 5PG) in the last 12 months was 436.3 per 1,000 residents and was 257.0% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 205.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Warspite Road (SE18 5PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ruston Road, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woolwich Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Clevely Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maryon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pett Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Maryon Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Maryon Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Harlinger Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ruston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ruston Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ruston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ruston Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Maryon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tamar Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tamar Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tamar Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tamar Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lancey Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tamar Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Tamar Street | Under investigation |
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