Total Crime Rate

196.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 196.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 39.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.5 8/10
  • Public order 25.5 10/10
  • Robbery 11.6 9/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Charlton Church Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Charlton Hornfair , and the 126th 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 Charlton Church Lane (SE7 7AA) in the last 12 months was 196.8 per 1,000 residents and was 135.3% higher than the Charlton Hornfair average (83.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 94.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charlton Church Lane (SE7 7AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Linton Close, where police recorded 91 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Charlton Church Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Floyd Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Valley Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warren Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Warren Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springfield Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Springfield Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Springfield Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Springfield Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Springfield Grove
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Floyd Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Valley Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Floyd Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coombe Lodge
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coombe Lodge
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coombe Lodge
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Linton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Linton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Linton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Linton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Valley Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Valley Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Linton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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