Total Crime Rate

113.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 113.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 35.5 6/10
  • Drugs 14.2 9/10
  • Public order 14.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 6/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Robbery 7.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Wharf Street area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Greenwich Creekside , and the 299th 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 Wharf Street (SE8 3FT) in the last 12 months was 113.5 per 1,000 residents and was 19.9% lower than the Greenwich Creekside average (141.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 35.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wharf Street (SE8 3FT), the main crime hotspot is near Henrietta Close. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wharf Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Lamerton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Torres Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Brig Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Brig Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henrietta Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henrietta Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henrietta Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Armada Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Torres Square —
Apr 2026Burglary Borthwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary New King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Czar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lamerton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Torres Square —
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Data Sources

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