Total Crime Rate

113.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 113.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 55.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Nigeria Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Charlton Hornfair , and the 298th 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 Nigeria Road (SE7 7BS) in the last 12 months was 113.6 per 1,000 residents and was 45.7% higher 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 55.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nigeria Road (SE7 7BS), the main crime hotspot is near Kenya Road. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Nigeria Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sutlej Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meridian Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Farjeon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenya Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenya Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenya Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kenya Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kenya Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Kenya Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Meridian Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hornfair Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kashmir Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Indus Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlton Dene Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sutlej Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hornfair Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Canberra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Kashmir Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kashmir Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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