Total Crime Rate

166.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 166.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 73.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.9 9/10
  • Drugs 29.4 10/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Armstrong Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 12 local areas in Woolwich Arsenal , and the 176th highest crime rate of 754 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 Armstrong Road (SE18 6RS) in the last 12 months was 166.0 per 1,000 residents and was 31.8% lower than the Woolwich Arsenal average (243.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 73.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Armstrong Road (SE18 6RS), the main crime hotspot is near Polthorne Grove. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Armstrong Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hastings Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Broadwater Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Place —
Apr 2026Burglary Richmond Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Richmond Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plumstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tuppy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Polthorne Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maxey Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Polthorne Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clendon Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clendon Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carronade Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Carronade Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Erebus Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Jessup Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Pettacre Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Skeffington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Argyll Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Skeffington Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cornwallis Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cadogan Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Argyll Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Argyll Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Argyll Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Argyll Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hardinge Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hardinge Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hardinge Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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