Total Crime Rate

78.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 78.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 30.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Shell Road area has the 44th lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Brockley , and the 341st lowest crime rate of 826 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 7TW) in the last 12 months was 78.8 per 1,000 residents and was 23.8% lower than the Brockley average (103.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 30.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shell Road (SE13 7TW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thurston Road, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bertrand Street (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Shell Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tyrwhitt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Claybank Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Halesworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Halesworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Halesworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elswick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Embleton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Embleton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Greenbanks Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Claybank Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ermine Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Claybank Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claybank Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Algernon Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thurston Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thurston Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thurston Road
Apr 2026Public order Bertrand Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sunninghill Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Algernon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ermine Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Overcliff Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ermine Road
Apr 2026Other theft Tyrwhitt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whidborne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cliffview Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Loampit Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Fossil Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Overcliff Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whidborne Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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