Total Crime Rate

76.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 76.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Herbert Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 16 local areas in Shooters Hill , and the 330th lowest crime rate of 771 local areas in Greenwich .

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 Herbert Road (SE18 3PZ) in the last 12 months was 76.2 per 1,000 residents and was 35.5% lower than the Shooters Hill average (118.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 28.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 208.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Herbert Road (SE18 3PZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Engineer Close, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fennell Street (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Herbert Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ritter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paget Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fennell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fennell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fennell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Whitworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitworth Road
Sep 2025Burglary Ritter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ritter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ritter Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Paget Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spearman Street
Sep 2025Robbery Jackson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Engineer Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Engineer Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Engineer Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Herbert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fennell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Paget Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Eglinton Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Herbert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Woolwich Common Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ankerdine Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reeves Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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