Total Crime Rate
1227.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Skeffington Street 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 Skeffington Street (SE18 6SR) 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 Skeffington Street (SE18 6SR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parry Place, where police recorded 80 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beresford Street (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Beresford Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arthur Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Richmond Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Richmond Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Richmond Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Richmond Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Maxey Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dawson Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arthur Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Arthur Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Plumstead Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Arthur Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Arthur Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Arthur Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Arthur Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burrage Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Burrage Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Burrage Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Burrage Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Richmond Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Duke Of Wellington Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ruddstreet Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Argyll Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pettacre Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pettacre Close | — |
| 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 | Vehicle crime | Cadogan Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cadogan Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cadogan Road | — |
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