Crime Rates at Penhall Road, London, SE7 8SD

Penhall Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Charlton Village & Riverside , and the 5th 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 Penhall Road (SE7 8SD) in the last 12 months was 1184.7 per 1,000 residents and was 769.6% higher than the Charlton Village & Riverside average (136.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -31.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 74 (≈ 471.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penhall Road (SE7 8SD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 79 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Herringham Road (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.