Crime Rates at Powis Street, London, SE18 6LR

Powis Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Charlton Village & Riverside , and the 30th 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 Powis Street (SE18 6LR) in the last 12 months was 488.8 per 1,000 residents and was 258.8% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -29.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 123.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Powis Street (SE18 6LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Castile Road, where police recorded 103 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (42 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.