Total Crime Rate

2.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 2.7 1/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Empire Close area has the lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Charlton Hornfair , and the lowest crime rate of 771 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 Empire Close (SE7 7FL) in the last 12 months was 2.7 per 1,000 residents and was 96.8% lower than the Charlton Hornfair average (83.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Empire Close (SE7 7FL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Victoria Way, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wellington Gardens (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Empire Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frank Burton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Way —
Sep 2025Other theft Swallowfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mascalls Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellington Gardens —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wellington Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gollogly Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elliscombe Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Troughton Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Troughton Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Troughton Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Troughton Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Victoria Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Troughton Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Charlton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Calydon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Calydon Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Calydon Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Calydon Road —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Charlton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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