Total Crime Rate

436.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 436.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 171.6 10/10
  • Drugs 58.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.9 10/10
  • Other theft 34.3 10/10
  • Burglary 29.4 10/10
  • Public order 24.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 9.8 8/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 8/10
  • Robbery 4.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Woolwich Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Charlton Village & Riverside , and the 35th highest crime rate of 771 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 8LQ) in the last 12 months was 436.3 per 1,000 residents and was 257.0% higher than the Charlton Village & Riverside average (122.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 205.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woolwich Road (SE7 8LQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tamar Street, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woolwich Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Woolwich Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Pound Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tamar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pett Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maryon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Maryon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tamar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tamar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tamar Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Tamar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tamar Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lancey Close —
Sep 2025Drugs Clevely Close Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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