Total Crime Rate
20.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Woolwich Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in East Greenwich , and the 51st lowest crime rate of 771 local areas in Greenwich .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Woolwich Road (SE10 0JU) in the last 12 months was 20.1 per 1,000 residents and was 82.3% lower than the East Greenwich average (113.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woolwich Road (SE10 0JU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Commercial Way, where police recorded 163 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hazel Lane (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Commercial Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hazel Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hazel Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hazel Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hazel Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hazel Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Marlton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Marlton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Armitage Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Harriott Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Commercial Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Commercial Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Commercial Way | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Commercial Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Commercial Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Commercial Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hazel Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Commercial Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Commercial Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Commercial Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Harriott Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Harriott Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Calvert Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Annandale Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Williamson Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fingal Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Denford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Denford Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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