Woolwich Common
Middle areaNorth east Greenwich. 7,190 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.9 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 4% of people in Woolwich Common live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Woolwich Common
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Woolwich Common at a rate of 170.8 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 | 549 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 214 |
| Other crime | 199 |
| Vehicle crime | 77 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 66 |
| Drug offences | 42 |
| Burglary | 32 |
| Robbery | 23 |
| Theft from the person | 21 |
| Shoplifting | 5 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Woolwich Common compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Woolwich Common safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Woolwich Common at a rate of 170.8 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, 112 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Woolwich Common.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (549), anti-social behaviour (214) and other crime (199).
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 Common alone. See Greenwich
Woolwich Common in brief
The median price paid for a home in Woolwich Common was £312,000 in 2025.
Woolwich Common had 6,625 usual residents at the census.
About 4% of people in Woolwich Common live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Woolwich Common, 90.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.