Is Thamesmead a safe area?
Thamesmead Moorings – 1,762 Theft and violence accounted for 69% of all crime in the area. A total of 176 criminal damage offences was recorded by police, along with 159 burglaries and 61 drug offences.
What is Thamesmead famous for?
Once dubbed the ‘town of the twenty-first century’ Thamesmead is a vast housing estate, with some peripheral industry, situated on former marshland between Woolwich and Erith. The River Thames here makes its most northerly excursion within Greater London, so Thamesmead is on the same latitude as Westminster.
What went wrong with Thamesmead?
Thamesmead’s interconnecting walkways and elevated living were seen as very futuristic in their design. But the elevated walkways built for protection, became a threat. Alison Breese from Gallions Housing Association says, “The mile upon mile of walkways did mean that we had all this void space on the ground floor…
Is Thamesmead being demolished?
In recent weeks Peabody have begun to release information and consulting on future phases of demolishing Thamesmead’s original estate. This site contains homes and flats located behind the now derelict Corraline Walk, and which they are calling Lesnes Estate.
Why was Thamesmead built?
Thamesmead, like many of the Brutalist housing complexes was built to ease the city’s post-war housing shortage and intended to be a town of 60,000 residents on the riverside.
Is Royal Arsenal Woolwich safe?
If the criminal activity in the area takes place on a daily basis; then, yes, avoid such a place. Woolwich is actually in the Royal Borough of Greenwich. I referred to the crime stats above. Woolwich is above the average for London but also somewhat lower than some other areas.
Was Thamesmead a success?
Thamesmead’s failure wasn’t just design but the result of being a Greater London Council flagship estate which then proved its undoing. The GLC were being wound down with estates across London passing to borough councils.
Is Woolwich a dodgy area?
Crime rates within Woolwich are marginally decreasing year on year. From August 2011 to August 2014 crime stats within Woolwich have decreased by 36.5%, this percentage takes into consideration offences such as ASB, burglary, robbery, theft, vehicle, violence, drugs and also many public order offences.