Total Crime Rate

60.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.9 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 60.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 31.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Woodhill area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Charlton Village & Riverside , and the 241st lowest crime rate of 754 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 Woodhill (SE18 5JF) in the last 12 months was 60.3 per 1,000 residents and was 55.8% lower than the Charlton Village & Riverside average (136.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodhill (SE18 5JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marshalls Grove, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Thomas Mews (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Woodhill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Thomas Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Marshalls Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandpit Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Prospect Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parish Wharf Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parish Wharf Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Erwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Cannon Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Cannon Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marshalls Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marshalls Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Sandpit Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodrow Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Samuel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Samuel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Borgard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Borgard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Woodrow Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cannon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cannon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cannon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandpit Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cannon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tivoli Gardens
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ogilby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Godfrey Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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