Total Crime Rate

438.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

122.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 438.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 276.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 122.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.2 9/10
  • Public order 26.6 10/10
  • Robbery 26.6 10/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Cedar Place area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Charlton Hornfair , and the 34th 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 Cedar Place (SE7 8SP) in the last 12 months was 438.8 per 1,000 residents and was 462.9% higher than the Charlton Hornfair average (78.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 104 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 233.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 122.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cedar Place (SE7 8SP), 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 Cedar Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Linton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Linton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Linton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Linton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery 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 2026Shoplifting Linton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Linton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Linton Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Linton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Floyd Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Floyd Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Floyd Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Valley Grove
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Valley Grove
Apr 2026Drugs Valley Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Linton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Linton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barney Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Troughton Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Charlton Under investigation

Data Sources

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