Total Crime Rate

513.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

227.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 513.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 227.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 165.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 115.0 10/10
  • Other theft 58.8 10/10
  • Public order 53.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.4 10/10
  • Burglary 24.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 24.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.0 9/10
  • Drugs 10.7 8/10
  • Shoplifting 8.0 5/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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

Thomas Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Charlton Village & Riverside , and the 28th 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 Thomas Street (SE18 6HT) in the last 12 months was 513.4 per 1,000 residents and was 276.8% 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 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 85 (≈ 227.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thomas Street (SE18 6HT), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Thomas Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Wilson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Greens End Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Greens End Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Greens End Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Greens End Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Greens End Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Greens End Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Greens End Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Greens End Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Greens End Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greens End Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilmount Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greens End Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greens End Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greens End Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woolwich New Road
Apr 2026Public order Woolwich New Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woolwich New Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woolwich New Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Woolwich Arsenal Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Greens End Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilmount Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Taylor'S Buildings
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murrays Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Murrays Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Murrays Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Murrays Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Murrays Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murrays Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murrays Yard Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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