Total Crime Rate
488.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
123.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Woolwich High Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Charlton Village & Riverside , and the 30th highest crime rate of 754 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 488.8 per 1,000 residents and was 258.8% higher than the Charlton Village & Riverside average (136.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -29.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 123.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woolwich High Street (SE18 6DS), the main crime hotspot is near Castile Road. Police recorded 103 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Woolwich Arsenal| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Kingsman Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bathway | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Calderwood Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Calderwood Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Powis Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Powis Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bell Water Gate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bell Water Gate | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bell Water Gate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bell Water Gate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bell Water Gate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hare Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hare Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hare Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hare Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Myrtle Alley | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Macbean Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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