Crime Rates at Wellesley Close, London, SE7 7PL

Wellesley Close area has the 21st highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Charlton Hornfair , and the 293rd highest crime rate of 771 local areas in Greenwich .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wellesley Close (SE7 7PL) in the last 12 months was 115.8 per 1,000 residents and was 38.5% higher than the Charlton Hornfair average (83.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 33.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellesley Close (SE7 7PL), the main crime hotspot is near Linton Close. Police recorded 91 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.