Total Crime Rate

37.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 37.8 4/10
  • Violent crimes 26.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Flamsteed Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Charlton Hornfair , and the 118th lowest crime rate of 754 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 Flamsteed Road (SE7 8HT) in the last 12 months was 37.8 per 1,000 residents and was 51.5% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Flamsteed Road (SE7 8HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cemetery Lane, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Thomas Mews (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Flamsteed Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Thomas Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Cannon Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cemetery Lane
Apr 2026Drugs Cemetery Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cemetery Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cemetery Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guild Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flamsteed Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cannon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cannon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cannon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cannon Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Cannon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Erwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Sandpit Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft St Alfege Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Park Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandpit Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandpit Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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