Total Crime Rate
184.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Couthurst Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Charlton Hornfair , and the 147th highest crime rate of 771 local areas in Greenwich .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Couthurst Road (SE3 8TN) in the last 12 months was 184.3 per 1,000 residents and was 120.4% higher than the Charlton Hornfair average (83.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (β 51.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 116.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Couthurst Road (SE3 8TN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hassendean Road, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cherry Orchard (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mayhill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Charlton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rectory Field Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Rectory Field Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rectory Field Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mascalls Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cherry Orchard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cherry Orchard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Charlton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Reynolds Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lizban Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lizban Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hassendean Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hassendean Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hassendean Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Furzefield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Furzefield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Old Dover Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bramshot Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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