Crime Rates at Harlinger Street, London, SE18 5SY

Harlinger Street area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Charlton Village & Riverside , and the 214th lowest crime rate of 771 local areas in Greenwich .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Harlinger Street (SE18 5SY) in the last 12 months was 52.2 per 1,000 residents and was 57.3% lower than the Charlton Village & Riverside average (122.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -91.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -91.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 30.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harlinger Street (SE18 5SY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ruston Road, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tamar Street (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.