Total Crime Rate

1227.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1227.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 322.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 238.2 10/10
  • Public order 117.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 98.8 9/10
  • Other theft 92.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 75.2 10/10
  • Robbery 67.4 10/10
  • Drugs 62.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 36.1 10/10
  • Burglary 34.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 15.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.1 10/10
  • Other crime 11.0 10/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cornwallis Road area has the highest crime rate of 12 local areas in Woolwich Arsenal , and the 5th 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 Cornwallis Road (SE18 6SH) in the last 12 months was 1227.3 per 1,000 residents and was 426.2% higher than the Woolwich Arsenal average (233.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 206 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 7 cases , up 600.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -52.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 333 (≈ 521.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cornwallis Road (SE18 6SH), the main crime hotspot is near Parry Place. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Cornwallis Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/52)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Duke Of Wellington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arthur Grove —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cadogan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hardinge Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hardinge Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pettacre Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pettacre Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pettacre Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Arthur Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cadogan Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Arthur Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Arthur Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Arthur Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arthur Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arthur Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burrage Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cadogan Road —
Sep 2025Public order Argyll Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Burrage Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Duke Of Wellington Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Duke Of Wellington Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Duke Of Wellington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plumstead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Richmond Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Argyll Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Richmond Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duke Of Wellington Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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