Total Crime Rate
427.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Woolwich 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 6DU) 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 6DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 78 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sunbury Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Hare Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Powis Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Powis Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hare Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hare Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bell Water Gate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Castile Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bell Water Gate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bell Water Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bell Water Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bell Water Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Bell Water Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bell Water Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Myrtle Alley | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Callis Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Maud Cashmore Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Church Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Church Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mast Quay | Under investigation |
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