Crime Rates at Skeffington Street, London, SE18 6SR

Skeffington Street area has the highest crime rate of 12 local areas in Woolwich Arsenal , and the 3rd 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 Skeffington Street (SE18 6SR) in the last 12 months was 1269.6 per 1,000 residents and was 421.9% higher 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 208 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 6 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 35.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 334 (≈ 523.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Skeffington Street (SE18 6SR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Duke Of Wellington Avenue, where police recorded 90 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beresford Street (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.