Total Crime Rate

111.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 111.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 60.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.3 7/10
  • Public order 16.0 9/10
  • Other theft 12.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

The Heights area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Charlton Hornfair , and the 306th highest crime rate of 754 local areas in Greenwich .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Heights (SE7 8JH) in the last 12 months was 111.8 per 1,000 residents and was 43.4% higher than the Charlton Hornfair average (78.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -7.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 60.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Heights (SE7 8JH), 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 The Heights area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Wellington Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Linton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Floyd Road
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Paul'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Valley Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Valley Grove
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coombe Lodge
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Valley Grove
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Village
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Village
Apr 2026Public order Linton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lansdowne Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Linton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Floyd Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Village
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Linton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Linton Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Linton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Linton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Linton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Linton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Linton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Linton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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