Crime Rates at Barney Close, London, SE7 8SS

Barney Close area has the 27th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Charlton Village & Riverside , and the 191st highest crime rate of 754 local areas in Greenwich .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barney Close (SE7 8SS) in the last 12 months was 154.8 per 1,000 residents and was 13.6% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 43.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 63.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barney Close (SE7 8SS), 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.