Total Crime Rate

334.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

139.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 334.4 10/10
  • Drugs 142.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 139.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 99.1 10/10
  • Public order 37.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Other theft 9.3 7/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Sam Bartram Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Charlton Hornfair , and the 56th 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 Sam Bartram Close (SE7 8BB) in the last 12 months was 334.4 per 1,000 residents and was 328.9% higher than the Charlton Hornfair average (78.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 139.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sam Bartram Close (SE7 8BB), 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 Sam Bartram Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/71)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Floyd Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Floyd Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Joyce Page Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harvey Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Linton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Floyd Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henry Kenny Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lansdowne Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coombe Lodge —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Valley Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Linton Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Linton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Village —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Village —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Village —
Apr 2026Public order Linton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Linton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Linton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Linton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Linton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Linton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Linton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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