Woolwich West
Middle areaNorth Greenwich. 7,381 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.7 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 93% of people in Woolwich West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Woolwich West
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Woolwich West at a rate of 98.2 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 | 243 |
| Other crime | 144 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 132 |
| Vehicle crime | 56 |
| Drug offences | 54 |
| Burglary | 36 |
| Robbery | 19 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 16 |
| Theft from the person | 14 |
| Shoplifting | 11 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Woolwich West compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Woolwich West safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Woolwich West at a rate of 98.2 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, 62 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Woolwich West.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (243), other crime (144) and anti-social behaviour (132).
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 West alone. See Greenwich
Woolwich West in brief
The median price paid for a home in Woolwich West was £446,250 in 2025.
Woolwich West had 7,561 usual residents at the census.
About 93% of people in Woolwich West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Woolwich West, 93.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.