Total Crime Rate

246.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

101.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 246.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 101.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.3 10/10
  • Drugs 27.7 10/10
  • Public order 24.6 10/10
  • Other theft 18.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 12.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.3 9/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Robbery 9.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Theft from the person 6.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Delafield 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 7NW) 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 7NW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 84 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Charlton (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Delafield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bowen Drive —
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wellington Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlton Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Charlton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Charlton Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Charlton Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Troughton Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Victoria Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Littlecombe Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Littlecombe Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Birches Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Drugs Woolwich Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bowen Drive —
Apr 2026Other theft Bowen Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bernard Ashley Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bernard Ashley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bernard Ashley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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