Crime Rates at Hastings Street, London, SE18 6SY

Hastings Street 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 Hastings Street (SE18 6SY) 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 Hastings Street (SE18 6SY), 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.