Total Crime Rate

140.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 140.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 28.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.8 6/10
  • Burglary 20.7 10/10
  • Drugs 12.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Laboratory Square area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 12 local areas in Woolwich Arsenal , and the 223rd highest crime rate of 754 local areas in Greenwich .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Laboratory Square (SE18 6HN) in the last 12 months was 140.5 per 1,000 residents and was 42.2% lower than the Woolwich Arsenal average (243.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 28.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Laboratory Square (SE18 6HN), the main crime hotspot is near Murrays Yard. Police recorded 305 crimes here, including 102 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Laboratory Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/143)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Myrtle Alley Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Taylor'S Buildings Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woolwich New Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Woolwich Arsenal Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Woolwich Arsenal Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Taylor'S Buildings —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Taylor'S Buildings —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Taylor'S Buildings —
Apr 2026Drugs Taylor'S Buildings Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Woolwich New Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Taylor'S Buildings Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Taylor'S Buildings Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Taylor'S Buildings Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Taylor'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woolwich New Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woolwich New Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Major Draper Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Greens End Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilmount Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Greens End Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Greens End Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Greens End Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Greens End Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Greens End Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Greens End Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greens End Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Greens End Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Greens End Under investigation
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Data Sources

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