Crime Rates at Hastings Street, London, SE18 6SY

Hastings Street area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 12 local areas in Woolwich Arsenal , and the 176th 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 Hastings Street (SE18 6SY) in the last 12 months was 166.0 per 1,000 residents and was 31.8% lower 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 73.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hastings Street (SE18 6SY), 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.