Total Crime Rate

671.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

333.3 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 671.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 333.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 259.8 10/10
  • Drugs 102.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.8 10/10
  • Public order 58.8 10/10
  • Other theft 49.0 10/10
  • Burglary 39.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 19.6 9/10
  • Robbery 9.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.9 7/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 7/10
  • Shoplifting 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 6th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Charlton Village & Riverside , and the 23rd 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 8LL) in the last 12 months was 671.6 per 1,000 residents and was 393.0% 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 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 140.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 68 (≈ 333.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woolwich Road (SE7 8LL), the main crime hotspot is near Pett Street. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woolwich Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Harrington Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harlinger Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Maryon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maryon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tivoli Gardens —
Apr 2026Other theft Glenalvon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pett Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Pett Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pett Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pett Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pett Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harlinger Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harlinger Street —
Apr 2026Public order Woolwich Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tamar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tamar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warspite Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Warspite Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Warspite Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ruston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Warspite Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lancey Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woolwich Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woolwich Road —
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Data Sources

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