Crime Rates at Marine Drive, London, SE18 5SD

Marine Drive area has the 15th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Charlton Village & Riverside , and the 102nd highest crime rate of 754 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 Marine Drive (SE18 5SD) in the last 12 months was 226.3 per 1,000 residents and was 66.1% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 111.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marine Drive (SE18 5SD), 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.