Crime Rates at Gunnery Terrace, London, SE18 6SW

Gunnery Terrace 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 Gunnery Terrace (SE18 6SW) 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 Gunnery Terrace (SE18 6SW), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 162 crimes here, including 95 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.