Total Crime Rate

173.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 173.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.5 10/10
  • Burglary 32.2 10/10
  • Other theft 32.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.9 6/10
  • Drugs 9.7 8/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Duke Of Wellington Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 12 local areas in Woolwich Arsenal , and the 158th highest crime rate of 771 local areas in Greenwich .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Duke Of Wellington Avenue (SE18 6FR) in the last 12 months was 173.6 per 1,000 residents and was 25.6% lower than the Woolwich Arsenal average (233.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -38.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Duke Of Wellington Avenue (SE18 6FR), the main crime hotspot is near Murrays Yard. Police recorded 283 crimes here, including 96 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Duke Of Wellington Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Murrays Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Murrays Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Murrays Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Murrays Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Murrays Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Murrays Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Murrays Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Murrays Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Murrays Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Murrays Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Murrays Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Murrays Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Murrays Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Murrays Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Murrays Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Duke Of Wellington Avenue
Sep 2025Burglary Warren Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Macbean Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Macbean Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Creton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Callis Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Myrtle Alley Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bell Water Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Bell Water Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Duke Of Wellington Avenue
Sep 2025Public order Murrays Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bell Water Gate Under investigation

Data Sources

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