Total Crime Rate

757.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

158.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 757.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 269.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 158.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 102.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.0 10/10
  • Other theft 63.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 59.0 10/10
  • Public order 45.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 34.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.7 9/10
  • Burglary 20.4 10/10
  • Robbery 20.4 10/10
  • Drugs 15.9 9/10
  • Other crime 9.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Woolwich Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Charlton Village & Riverside , and the 18th 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 Woolwich Road (SE7 7AP) in the last 12 months was 757.4 per 1,000 residents and was 455.9% higher than the Charlton Village & Riverside average (136.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 119 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 70 (≈ 158.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woolwich Road (SE7 7AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 107 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Charlton (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Woolwich Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barney Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barney Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Wellington Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Charlton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Charlton Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Charlton Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Troughton Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Victoria Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlton Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frank Burton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Woolwich Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Woolwich Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
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