Total Crime Rate

309.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 309.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 43.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 37.2 8/10
  • Drugs 31.0 10/10
  • Robbery 21.7 10/10
  • Public order 18.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Other crime 12.4 10/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.4 10/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

John Wilson 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 John Wilson Street (SE18 6QL) 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 John Wilson Street (SE18 6QL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 116 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in John Wilson Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft St Mary Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellington Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mulgrave Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Polytechnic Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Polytechnic Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wellington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellington Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellington Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellington Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellington Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Myrtle Alley Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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