Total Crime Rate
121.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rectory Field Crescent area has the 19th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Charlton Hornfair , and the 282nd 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 Rectory Field Crescent (SE7 7EP) in the last 12 months was 121.0 per 1,000 residents and was 44.6% higher than the Charlton Hornfair average (83.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (β 45.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rectory Field Crescent (SE7 7EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cherry Orchard, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fairlawn (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lizban Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Leila Parnell Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cherry Orchard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cherry Orchard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mascalls Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rectory Field Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Rectory Field Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rectory Field Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Russell Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Russell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Fairlawn | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Leila Parnell Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Fairlawn | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Leila Parnell Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Charlton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Leila Parnell Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Charlton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lizban Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marlborough Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastbrook Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Chichester Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Reynolds Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leila Parnell Place | Under investigation |
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