Crime Rates at Woolwich Road, London, SE7 7QU

Woolwich Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Charlton Village & Riverside , and the 189th highest crime rate of 754 local areas in Greenwich .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woolwich Road (SE7 7QU) in the last 12 months was 157.3 per 1,000 residents and was 15.5% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 20.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 97.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 95.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woolwich Road (SE7 7QU), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 184 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.