Crime Rates at Eglinton Road, London, SE18 3SL

Eglinton Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 16 local areas in Shooters Hill , and the 168th highest crime rate of 771 local areas in Greenwich .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Eglinton Road (SE18 3SL) in the last 12 months was 169.5 per 1,000 residents and was 43.5% higher than the Shooters Hill average (118.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 62.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 210.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eglinton Road (SE18 3SL), 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.