Total Crime Rate

92.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 92.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 67.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 6/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Wellington Gardens area has the 29th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Charlton Hornfair , and the 366th highest crime rate of 754 local areas in Greenwich .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wellington Gardens (SE7 7PH) in the last 12 months was 92.9 per 1,000 residents and was 19.1% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 67.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellington Gardens (SE7 7PH), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Wellington Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Birches Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Linton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Linton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Linton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Linton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Linton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Linton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Linton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Linton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Linton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Linton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Linton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Linton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Floyd Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Floyd Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Floyd Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Valley Grove
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Valley Grove
Apr 2026Drugs Valley Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coombe Lodge
Apr 2026Public order Linton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Linton Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Charlton Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Victoria Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Littlecombe Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Bramhope Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Mascalls Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mascalls Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mascalls Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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