Total Crime Rate
75.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Charlton Road area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Charlton Hornfair , and the 324th lowest crime rate of 771 local areas in Greenwich .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Charlton Road (SE7 7EZ) in the last 12 months was 75.6 per 1,000 residents and was 9.6% lower than the Charlton Hornfair average (83.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 20.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 165.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Charlton Road (SE7 7EZ), 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 | Drugs | Eastcombe Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lizban Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rectory Field Crescent | — |
| 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 | Public order | Mascalls Road | 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 | Criminal damage and arson | 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Cherry Orchard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hassendean Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Eastcombe Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hassendean Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bramshot Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mayhill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Eastcombe Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Old Dover Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Hassendean Road | — |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.