Crime Rates at Woolwich Church Street, London, SE18 5ND

Woolwich Church Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Charlton Village & Riverside , and the 73rd highest crime rate of 771 local areas in Greenwich .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woolwich Church Street (SE18 5ND) in the last 12 months was 274.0 per 1,000 residents and was 124.2% higher than the Charlton Village & Riverside average (122.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 91.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woolwich Church Street (SE18 5ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lord Warwick Street, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gorman Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.