Total Crime Rate

81.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 81.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 40.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.0 8/10
  • Public order 27.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Copse Close area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Charlton Hornfair , and the 333rd lowest crime rate of 754 local areas in Greenwich .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Copse Close (SE7 7HD) in the last 12 months was 81.1 per 1,000 residents and was 4.0% higher than the Charlton Hornfair average (78.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 40.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Copse Close (SE7 7HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rectory Field Crescent, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fairlawn (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Copse Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hassendean Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rectory Field Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leila Parnell Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fairlawn Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Fairlawn Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherry Orchard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherry Orchard Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mascalls Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mascalls Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Mascalls Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rectory Field Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Rectory Field Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rectory Field Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rectory Field Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rectory Field Crescent —
Apr 2026Other crime Cherry Orchard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Bramhope Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lizban Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Copse Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hassendean Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hassendean Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hassendean Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lizban Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hassendean Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Copse Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Birches Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Littlecombe Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Littlecombe Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Victoria Way Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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