Total Crime Rate
235.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
43.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Elliscombe Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Charlton Hornfair , and the 93rd 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 Elliscombe Road (SE7 7PF) in the last 12 months was 235.8 per 1,000 residents and was 202.4% 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 43.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Elliscombe Road (SE7 7PF), 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Littlecombe | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Linton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B210 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Linton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Linton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Linton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B210 | Under investigation |
| 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Coombe Lodge | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Springfield Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Springfield Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B210 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Linton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B210 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Charlton | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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