Total Crime Rate

1269.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

523.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 1269.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 523.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 326.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 216.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 137.9 9/10
  • Public order 128.5 10/10
  • Other theft 95.6 10/10
  • Drugs 94.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 81.5 10/10
  • Robbery 56.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 53.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 17.2 10/10
  • Burglary 17.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.5 10/10
  • Other crime 9.4 9/10
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

Beresford Square area has the highest crime rate of 12 local areas in Woolwich Arsenal , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 754 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 Beresford Square (SE18 6AY) in the last 12 months was 1269.6 per 1,000 residents and was 421.9% higher than the Woolwich Arsenal average (243.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 208 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 6 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 35.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 334 (≈ 523.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beresford Square (SE18 6AY), the main crime hotspot is near Murrays Yard. Police recorded 305 crimes here, including 102 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Beresford Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/180)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parry Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beresford Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beresford Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Beresford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Duke Of Wellington Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parry Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parry Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parry Place —
Apr 2026Drugs Parry Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parry Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parry Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parry Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parry Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parry Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Spray Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parry Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Major Draper Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Taylor'S Buildings Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Taylor'S Buildings Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Taylor'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Major Draper Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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