Total Crime Rate
173.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Duke 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 6NX) 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 6NX), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | New Warren Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greens End | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Murrays Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Murrays Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Murrays Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Murrays Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Murrays Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Greens End | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Greens End | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greens End | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Murrays Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greens End | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Greens End | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Greens End | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Duke Of Wellington Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greens End | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Murrays Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Murrays Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Woolwich | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Murrays Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Greens End | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Greens End | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Greens End | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Greens End | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Greens End | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Murrays Yard | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Murrays Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Murrays Yard | Under investigation |
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