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Crime in SE18 6HT

How much crime is recorded in SE18 6HT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Charlton Riverside & Woolwich Dockyard
Council
Greenwich
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,424 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SE18 6HT

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 74.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SE18 6HT area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
74.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
230
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

SE18 6HTNational
Shoplifting57.68.4
Violence and sexual offences53.423.6
Anti-social behaviour41.410.7
Burglary30.99.1
Other theft18.24.5
Public order15.64.6
Robbery8.11.4
Theft from the person7.52.1
Criminal damage and arson6.54.7
Drugs6.42.4
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Possession of weapons2.10.9
Other crime1.21.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 12% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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