Total Crime Rate

112.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 112.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 78.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.5 9/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Prentiss Court area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Charlton Hornfair , and the 302nd highest crime rate of 754 local areas in Greenwich .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Prentiss Court (SE7 8LD) in the last 12 months was 112.7 per 1,000 residents and was 44.6% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 78.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prentiss Court (SE7 8LD), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 79 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Prentiss Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hasted Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hasted Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hasted Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hasted Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prentiss Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prentiss Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Prentiss Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lansdowne Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henry Kenny Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harvey Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coxmount Road
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gallon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gallon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hickin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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