Total Crime Rate

427.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

154.8 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 427.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 154.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 89.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 40.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.1 10/10
  • Public order 34.1 10/10
  • Robbery 24.8 10/10
  • Drugs 21.7 10/10
  • Other theft 15.5 9/10
  • Other crime 12.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.4 10/10
  • Burglary 9.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.2 8/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
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

Monk Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Charlton Village & Riverside , and the 35th 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 Monk Street (SE18 6JT) in the last 12 months was 427.2 per 1,000 residents and was 213.6% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 154.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Monk Street (SE18 6JT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 126 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Love Lane (51 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Monk Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/123)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Escreet Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thomas Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thomas Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Macbean Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thomas Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Creton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Creton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Creton Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Creton Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Callis Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Myrtle Alley Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Myrtle Alley Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thomas Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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