Crime in SE18: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026
SE18 recorded 885 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 9.5 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 32.3% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 5.8% compared to the same period last year.
Key Statistics
- monitoring121.0 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
- assignment885 crimes recorded in April 2026
- trending_downCrime down 5.8% year-on-year
Total Crimes
885Annual Crime Rate
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Within SE18 district
Greenwich
Estimated population
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District ViewIncident Distribution
Top Locations| Location Reference | Crime Breakdown | Primary Count |
|---|---|---|
| Murrays Yard Map | total: 27 Violence and sexual offences: 8 Anti-social behaviour: 4 | 27 |
| Hospital Map | total: 15 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Public order: 4 | 15 |
| Shrapnel Close Map | total: 15 Violence and sexual offences: 9 Public order: 2 | 15 |
| Parry Place Map | total: 14 Anti-social behaviour: 4 Drugs: 4 | 14 |
| Greens End Map | total: 14 Shoplifting: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 4 | 14 |
| Bannockburn Road Map | total: 13 Anti-social behaviour: 11 Vehicle crime: 1 | 13 |
| Supermarket Map | total: 11 Shoplifting: 7 Anti-social behaviour: 1 | 11 |
| Supermarket Map | total: 10 Shoplifting: 4 Criminal damage and arson: 2 | 10 |
| Thomas Street Map | total: 10 Anti-social behaviour: 3 Public order: 2 | 10 |
| Castile Road Map | total: 10 Criminal damage and arson: 3 Public order: 3 | 10 |
Crime Breakdown
April 2026Crime Analysis: SE18
Violence & Sexual Offences makes up the largest share of crime in SE18 at 32.3%. Anti-social Behaviour (19.8%) and Public Order (7.3%) are the next most common categories.
Compared to the same period last year, crime in SE18 has fallen noticeably — by 5.8%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.
Crime figures for SE18 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.
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