Total Crime Rate
100.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
52.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Fenwick Close area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 15 local areas in Shooters Hill , and the 334th highest crime rate of 754 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 Fenwick Close (SE18 4DD) in the last 12 months was 100.8 per 1,000 residents and was 17.1% lower than the Shooters Hill average (121.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 52.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fenwick Close (SE18 4DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Engineer Close, where police recorded 69 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woolwich Common (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Woolwich Common| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Academy Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Whitworth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Paget Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Paget Rise | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Paget Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fennell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gildersome Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gildersome Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gildersome Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitworth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Whitworth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Whitworth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gildersome Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Whitworth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ritter Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spearman Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ordnance Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kempt Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kempt Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ordnance Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Engineer Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Engineer Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Engineer Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Engineer Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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