Total Crime Rate

47.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 47.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 16.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.4 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

The Birches area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Charlton Hornfair , and the 177th lowest crime rate of 754 local areas in Greenwich .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Birches (SE7 7PB) in the last 12 months was 47.5 per 1,000 residents and was 39.1% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Birches (SE7 7PB), the main crime hotspot is near Bowen Drive. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Birches area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bowen Drive —
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wellington Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Mascalls Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mascalls Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Mascalls Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Bramhope Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Copse Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Copse Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Victoria Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Littlecombe Under investigation
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Troughton Road —
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bernard Ashley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bowen Drive —
Apr 2026Other theft Bowen Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Sandtoft Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sandtoft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bernard Ashley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bernard Ashley Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frank Burton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Woolwich Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Woolwich Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlton Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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