Crime Rates at Whitby Road, London, SE18 5SE

Whitby Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Charlton Village & Riverside , and the 339th 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 Whitby Road (SE18 5SE) in the last 12 months was 99.8 per 1,000 residents and was 26.8% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 42.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitby Road (SE18 5SE), the main crime hotspot is near Cambridge Barracks Road. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.