Total Crime Rate
97.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
39.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Harlinger Street area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Charlton Village & Riverside , and the 347th 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 Harlinger Street (SE18 5SS) in the last 12 months was 97.6 per 1,000 residents and was 28.4% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 39.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Harlinger Street (SE18 5SS), the main crime hotspot is near Pett Street. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Woolwich Dockyard| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Warspite Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parish Wharf Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pett Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Glenalvon Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tivoli Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maryon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Maryon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Pett Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Pett Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pett Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Prospect Vale | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parish Wharf Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pett Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spindle Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Harlinger Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Warspite Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Warspite Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warspite Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Tamar Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Tamar Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ruston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pett Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Harlinger Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spindle Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spindle Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Harlinger Street | — |
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