Crime Rates at The Heights, London, SE7 8JL

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 8JL) 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 8JL), 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.