Total Crime Rate
56.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Calderwood Street area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Charlton Village & Riverside , and the 230th 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 Calderwood Street (SE18 6JH) in the last 12 months was 56.6 per 1,000 residents and was 53.7% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 31.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Calderwood Street (SE18 6JH), the main crime hotspot is near Murrays Yard. Police recorded 283 crimes here, including 96 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Myrtle Alley | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Charles Grinling Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wilmount Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wilmount Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wilmount Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilmount Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hare Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hare Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Hare Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bell Water Gate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bell Water Gate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bell Water Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bell Water Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Bell Water Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Murrays Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Polytechnic Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Murrays Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Murrays Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Murrays Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Murrays Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Murrays Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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