Crime Rate in Woolwich Arsenal, ward

Woolwich Arsenal has the highest crime rate of 23 wards in Greenwich district and the 175th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 45th highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Woolwich Arsenal in the last 12 months was 241.3 per 1,000 residents and was 104.6% higher than the Greenwich district average (117.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Woolwich Arsenal’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 853 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 23 cases , down -17.9% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 19.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -17.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,279 (≈ 90.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Woolwich Arsenal ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Murrays Yard, with 285 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Shopping Area (95 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.