Total Crime Rate

488.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

123.6 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 488.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 140.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 123.6 10/10
  • Other theft 67.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.4 9/10
  • Public order 44.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 44.9 10/10
  • Drugs 39.3 10/10
  • Burglary 28.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.9 9/10
  • Theft from the person 16.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.6 8/10
  • Robbery 5.6 7/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
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

Woolwich 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.

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Crime Over Time in Woolwich High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Kingsman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bathway
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Shoplifting Calderwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Calderwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Powis Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Powis Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bell Water Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bell Water Gate Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Bell Water Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Bell Water Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bell Water Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hare Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hare Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hare Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hare Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Myrtle Alley Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Macbean Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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