Crime Rates at Engineer Close, London, SE18 4DB

Engineer Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 16 local areas in Shooters Hill , and the 70th 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 Engineer Close (SE18 4DB) in the last 12 months was 278.2 per 1,000 residents and was 135.5% higher than the Shooters Hill average (118.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 112.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 80.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Engineer Close (SE18 4DB), 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.