Total Crime Rate

141.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 141.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 47.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.7 7/10
  • Burglary 18.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 18.2 9/10
  • Drugs 14.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.6 9/10
  • Other theft 10.9 8/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Belson Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Charlton Village & Riverside , and the 218th highest crime rate of 754 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 Belson Road (SE18 5PU) in the last 12 months was 141.8 per 1,000 residents and was 4.1% higher than the Charlton Village & Riverside average (136.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 47.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Belson Road (SE18 5PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cambridge Barracks Road, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rectory Place (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Belson Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/51)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenhill Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ogilby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Europe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Europe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Europe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Europe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Greenlaw Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Greenlaw Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Greenlaw Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Greenlaw Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery St Mary Magdalene Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Cambridge Barracks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lord Warwick Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Cambridge Barracks Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Borgard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rushgrove Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Woolwich Dockyard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Belson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Brewhouse Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Brewhouse Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mulgrave Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Willow Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gorman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Europe Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Borgard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Lord Warwick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Escreet Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenhill Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenhill Terrace —
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Data Sources

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