Crime Rates at Major Draper Street, London, SE18 6GD

Major Draper Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 12 local areas in Woolwich Arsenal , and the 13th highest crime rate of 771 local areas in Greenwich .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Major Draper Street (SE18 6GD) in the last 12 months was 804.6 per 1,000 residents and was 245.0% higher 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 310.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Major Draper Street (SE18 6GD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Murrays Yard, where police recorded 283 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (98 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.