Crime Rates at John Wilson Street, Woolwich, London, SE18 6QL

John Wilson Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Charlton Village & Riverside , and the 35th highest crime rate of 754 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 John Wilson Street (SE18 6QL) in the last 12 months was 427.2 per 1,000 residents and was 213.6% higher than the Charlton Village & Riverside average (136.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 154.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around John Wilson Street (SE18 6QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 126 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (42 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.