Total Crime Rate

235.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 235.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 124.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 43.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.7 8/10
  • Drugs 27.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.0 10/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.4 7/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Elliscombe 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 7PY) 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 7PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coombe Lodge, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wellington Gardens (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Elliscombe Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Littlecombe Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B210 Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Valley Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valley Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Heights Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order B210 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order B210 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B210 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B210 Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Springfield Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coombe Lodge
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Valley Grove
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Valley Grove
Apr 2026Drugs Valley Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Springfield Grove
Apr 2026Drugs Springfield Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Springfield Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B210 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlton Church Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mascalls Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Copse Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charlton Church Lane
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Mascalls Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Victoria Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Copse Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mascalls Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Bramhope Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherry Orchard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Littlecombe Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherry Orchard Under investigation

Data Sources

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