Total Crime Rate
76.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
33.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Woolf Close area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Thamesmead Moorings , and the 313th lowest crime rate of 754 local areas in Greenwich .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Woolf Close (SE28 8DF) in the last 12 months was 76.9 per 1,000 residents and was 32.7% lower than the Thamesmead Moorings average (114.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (β 33.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woolf Close (SE28 8DF), the main crime hotspot is near Waterfield Close. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Thamesmead Moorings| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Andwell Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Waterfield Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sorrel Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sorrel Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sorrel Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Shaw Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shaw Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shaw Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Austen Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Austen Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woolf Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Galsworthy Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Waterfield Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A2041 | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Waterfield Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A2041 | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Waterfield Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A2041 | β |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Stanbrook Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A2041 | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A2041 | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | A2041 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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