Total Crime Rate

167.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 167.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 75.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.9 9/10
  • Public order 23.9 10/10
  • Burglary 15.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.9 9/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Willow Lane area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Charlton Village & Riverside , and the 173rd 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 Willow Lane (SE18 5TQ) in the last 12 months was 167.3 per 1,000 residents and was 22.8% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 75.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willow Lane (SE18 5TQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Belford Grove (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Willow Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenhill Terrace
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gorman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Wilson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Woolwich Dockyard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Belson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Brewhouse Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rushgrove Street
Apr 2026Public order Gorman Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Willow Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mulgrave Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Cambridge Barracks Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Cambridge Barracks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belford Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belford Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belford Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Belford Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Belford Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Brewhouse Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Charles Grinling Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rectory Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Escreet Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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