Crime Rates at Beresford Street, London, SE18 6BF

Beresford Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Charlton Village & Riverside , and the 12th highest crime rate of 754 local areas in Greenwich .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beresford Street (SE18 6BF) in the last 12 months was 856.0 per 1,000 residents and was 528.3% 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 Shoplifting with 137 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 77 (≈ 213.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beresford Street (SE18 6BF), the main crime hotspot is near Murrays Yard. Police recorded 305 crimes here, including 102 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.