Total Crime Rate

1227.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1227.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 322.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 238.2 10/10
  • Public order 117.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 98.8 9/10
  • Other theft 92.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 75.2 10/10
  • Robbery 67.4 10/10
  • Drugs 62.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 36.1 10/10
  • Burglary 34.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 15.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.1 10/10
  • Other crime 11.0 10/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Spray Street area has the highest crime rate of 12 local areas in Woolwich Arsenal , and the 5th 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 Spray Street (SE18 6AG) in the last 12 months was 1227.3 per 1,000 residents and was 426.2% higher than the Woolwich Arsenal average (233.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 206 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 7 cases , up 600.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -52.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 333 (≈ 521.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spray Street (SE18 6AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Murrays Yard, where police recorded 283 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (98 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Spray Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Beresford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Taylor'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Woolwich New Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Woolwich New Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Woolwich New Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Woolwich New Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Woolwich New Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Woolwich New Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woolwich New Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woolwich New Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Woolwich Arsenal Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woolwich Arsenal Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woolwich Arsenal Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Masons Hill
Sep 2025Drugs Taylor'S Buildings Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Taylor'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Anglesea Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Woolwich Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spray Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spray Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vincent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woolwich Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woolwich Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woolwich Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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