Total Crime Rate
144.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
66.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Harvey Gardens area has the 13th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Charlton Hornfair , and the 212th 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 Harvey Gardens (SE7 8AL) in the last 12 months was 144.0 per 1,000 residents and was 84.7% higher than the Charlton Hornfair average (78.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 66.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Harvey Gardens (SE7 8AL), 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 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Valley Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Linton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Prentiss Court | 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 | 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 | Drugs | Valley Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Linton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hasted Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hasted Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hasted Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hasted Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Further/Higher Educational Building | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Further/Higher Educational Building | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Further/Higher Educational Building | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harvey Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Prentiss Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Henry Kenny Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lansdowne Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lansdowne Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Linton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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