Postcode · London
Crime in SE18 3RF
How much crime is recorded in SE18 3RF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Woolwich South
- Council
- Greenwich
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,622 (2024)
How safe is SE18 3RF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SE18 3RF area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
29.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
SE18 3RFNational
Violence and sexual offences20.823.6
Anti-social behaviour13.310.7
Burglary8.59.1
Vehicle crime5.93.5
Other theft4.94.5
Public order3.84.6
Drugs2.82.4
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Other crime0.91.5
Theft from the person0.62.1
Robbery0.61.4
Shoplifting0.38.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.