Total Crime Rate
309.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Monk Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Charlton Village & Riverside , and the 55th highest crime rate of 771 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 309.6 per 1,000 residents and was 153.3% higher than the Charlton Village & Riverside average (122.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 99.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.8% 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 116 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Love Lane (54 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Mary Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Bell Water Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bell Water Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Myrtle Alley | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Myrtle Alley | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Callis Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Creton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Macbean Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Macbean Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Polytechnic Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Polytechnic Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellington Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bell Water Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wellington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellington Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellington Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellington Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellington Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellington Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Slater Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Claydown Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Claydown Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Claydown Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Belford Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Belford Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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