Total Crime Rate
153.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Armstrong Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 12 local areas in Woolwich Arsenal , and the 197th 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 Armstrong Road (SE18 6RS) in the last 12 months was 153.4 per 1,000 residents and was 34.2% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 56.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Armstrong Road (SE18 6RS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hastings Street, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Richmond Place (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pettacre Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Pier Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Polthorne Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Polthorne Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pettacre Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Allenby Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Allenby Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carronade Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chamberlain Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Polthorne Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Chamberlain Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Chamberlain Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Plumstead Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Richmond Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Richmond Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pettacre Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Polthorne Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Polthorne Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Richmond Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cadogan Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Erebus Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Erebus Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Erebus Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Erebus Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hardinge Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hardinge Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cadogan Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Polthorne Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cadogan Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Argyll Road | Under investigation |
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