Crime Rates at Woolwich Road, London, SE7 8LU

Woolwich Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Charlton Village & Riverside , and the 4th 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 8LU) in the last 12 months was 1293.0 per 1,000 residents and was 957.9% 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 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 85 (≈ 541.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woolwich Road (SE7 8LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Linton Close, where police recorded 91 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Herringham Road (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.