Total Crime Rate

217.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.4 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 217.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 79.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 72.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.1 9/10
  • Drugs 17.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.8 9/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Theft from the person 6.9 8/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • 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

Frank Burton Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Charlton Hornfair , and the 112th 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 Frank Burton Close (SE7 7UE) in the last 12 months was 217.2 per 1,000 residents and was 178.7% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 72.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Frank Burton Close (SE7 7UE), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 84 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Frank Burton Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bowen Drive —
Apr 2026Drugs Woolwich Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Troughton Road —
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 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Birches Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Woolwich Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frank Burton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bernard Ashley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Bernard Ashley Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bowen Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bernard Ashley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
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Data Sources

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