Total Crime Rate

37.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 37.3 4/10
  • Violent crimes 12.5 3/10
  • Drugs 12.5 9/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 3/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 3/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hopton Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 12 local areas in Woolwich Arsenal , and the 114th lowest crime rate of 754 local areas in Greenwich .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hopton Road (SE18 6TL) in the last 12 months was 37.3 per 1,000 residents and was 84.6% lower than the Woolwich Arsenal average (243.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hopton Road (SE18 6TL), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 129 crimes here, including 69 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hopton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Duke Of Wellington Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Duke Of Wellington Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Duke Of Wellington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Duke Of Wellington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Duke Of Wellington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carriage Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carriage Street —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Carriage Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Duke Of Wellington Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hastings Street —
Apr 2026Public order Argyll Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Argyll Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Argyll Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Argyll Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cadogan Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cornwallis Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Duke Of Wellington Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Argyll Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Duke Of Wellington Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Duke Of Wellington Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferry Terminal Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Major Draper Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Major Draper Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Major Draper Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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