Total Crime Rate
246.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
101.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Delafield Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Charlton Hornfair , and the 85th highest crime rate of 754 local areas in Greenwich .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Delafield Road (SE7 7NP) in the last 12 months was 246.2 per 1,000 residents and was 215.7% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 101.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 65.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 110.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Delafield Road (SE7 7NP), the main crime hotspot is near Linton Close. Police recorded 145 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Charlton Village & Riverside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Frank Burton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Linton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Linton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Linton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Linton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Linton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Linton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Linton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Linton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Linton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Linton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Linton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Valley Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Linton Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Linton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Linton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Floyd Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Floyd Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Floyd Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Valley Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Valley Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Valley Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Valley Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Linton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Charlton Church Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Charlton | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Charlton | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Charlton | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Charlton | Under investigation |
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