Woolwich Arsenal
Middle areaNorth east Greenwich. 6,658 people in 0.4 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 60% of people in Woolwich Arsenal live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Woolwich Arsenal
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Woolwich Arsenal at a rate of 173.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 112.6 per 1,000 people across Greenwich.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 302 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 249 |
| Other crime | 222 |
| Drug offences | 85 |
| Burglary | 70 |
| Shoplifting | 58 |
| Robbery | 51 |
| Theft from the person | 50 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 41 |
| Vehicle crime | 27 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Woolwich Arsenal compares
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Is Woolwich Arsenal safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Woolwich Arsenal at a rate of 173.5 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, 102 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Woolwich Arsenal.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (302), anti-social behaviour (249) and other crime (222).
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 middle area, so they describe all of Greenwich and not Woolwich Arsenal alone. See Greenwich
Woolwich Arsenal in brief
The median price paid for a home in Woolwich Arsenal was £475,000 in 2025.
Woolwich Arsenal had 6,319 usual residents at the census.
About 60% of people in Woolwich Arsenal live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Woolwich Arsenal, 96.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.