Total Crime Rate
63.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Shell Road area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Brockley , and the 267th lowest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Shell Road (SE13 7DF) in the last 12 months was 63.6 per 1,000 residents and was 42.1% lower than the Brockley average (109.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (β 28.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shell Road (SE13 7DF), the main crime hotspot is near Tyrwhitt Road. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ellerdale Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Claybank Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tyrwhitt Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tyrwhitt Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Tyrwhitt Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Tyrwhitt Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Embleton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Embleton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Embleton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Cliffview Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Greenbanks Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Greenbanks Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Claybank Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Fossil Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ellerdale Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Algernon Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bertrand Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bertrand Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bertrand Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bertrand Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ellerdale Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bertrand Street | Under investigation |
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