Total Crime Rate

427.0 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 427.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 95.5 10/10
  • Other theft 78.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.0 9/10
  • Public order 39.3 10/10
  • Drugs 33.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.1 10/10
  • Burglary 16.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.9 9/10
  • Theft from the person 16.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.2 9/10
  • Robbery 11.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.6 8/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
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

Woolwich High Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Charlton Village & Riverside , and the 39th highest crime rate of 771 local areas in Greenwich .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woolwich High Street (SE18 6DS) in the last 12 months was 427.0 per 1,000 residents and was 249.3% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 129.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woolwich High Street (SE18 6DS), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Woolwich High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft St Mary Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Macbean Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Macbean Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs St Mary Magdalene Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Polytechnic Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Polytechnic Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Creton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Under investigation

Data Sources

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