Total Crime Rate
193.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Swallowfield Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Charlton Hornfair , and the 132nd highest crime rate of 771 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 Swallowfield Road (SE7 7NS) in the last 12 months was 193.9 per 1,000 residents and was 131.8% 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 Public order with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (β 61.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 256.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Swallowfield Road (SE7 7NS), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 106 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bowen Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Charlton | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Charlton | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Charlton | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Charlton | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Charlton | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Charlton | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Troughton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Charlton | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Charlton | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Charlton | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellington Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Victoria Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wellington Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellington Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellington Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gollogly Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nadine Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Troughton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Swallowfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Troughton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Troughton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Victoria Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Troughton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Calydon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Calydon Road | β |
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