Total Crime Rate
50.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hornfair Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Charlton Hornfair , and the 189th lowest crime rate of 754 local areas in Greenwich .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hornfair Road (SE7 7BG) in the last 12 months was 50.6 per 1,000 residents and was 35.1% lower than the Charlton Hornfair average (78.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hornfair Road (SE7 7BG), the main crime hotspot is near Portway Gardens. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Charlton Hornfair| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Indus Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenbay Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Portway Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Portway Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Portway Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Farjeon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kenya Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kenya Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kenya Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kenya Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kenya Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Kenya Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Portway Gardens | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stonefield Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Canberra Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stonefield Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Charlton Dene | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hornfair Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hornfair Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Kashmir Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kashmir Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kashmir Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Meridian Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Meridian Road | Under investigation |
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