Total Crime Rate

97.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.0 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 97.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 39.0 7/10
  • Burglary 24.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.5 8/10
  • Public order 14.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Harlinger 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.

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Crime Over Time in Harlinger Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Warspite Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parish Wharf Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pett Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Glenalvon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tivoli Gardens
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maryon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Maryon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Pett Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pett Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pett Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Prospect Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parish Wharf Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pett Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spindle Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harlinger Street
Apr 2026Drugs Warspite Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Warspite Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warspite Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tamar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tamar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ruston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harlinger Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spindle Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spindle Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harlinger Street

Data Sources

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