Woolwich Dockyard
WardNorth Greenwich. About 11,790 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.0 square kilometre.
Radon Affected Area by ward
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 80% of people in Woolwich Dockyard live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How Woolwich Dockyard compares
Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Woolwich Dockyard safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Woolwich Dockyard at a rate of 169.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 112.6 per 1,000 people across Greenwich.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 189 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Woolwich Dockyard.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (703), other crime (436) and anti-social behaviour (391).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Greenwich
These figures are published for the whole of Greenwich, not for each ward, so they describe all of Greenwich and not Woolwich Dockyard alone. See Greenwich
Woolwich Dockyard in brief
Woolwich Dockyard had 11,684 usual residents at the census.
About 80% of people in Woolwich Dockyard live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Woolwich Dockyard, 91.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Woolwich Dockyard, 8.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.