Crime Rates at Venus Road, London, SE18 5QQ

Venus Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Charlton Village & Riverside , and the 153rd highest crime rate of 771 local areas in Greenwich .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Venus Road (SE18 5QQ) in the last 12 months was 178.4 per 1,000 residents and was 46.0% 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 Drugs with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 280.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -13.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 52.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Venus Road (SE18 5QQ), 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.