Total Crime Rate
93.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Jefferson Walk area has the 8th highest crime rate of 16 local areas in Shooters Hill , and the 376th highest 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 Jefferson Walk (SE18 4DL) in the last 12 months was 93.2 per 1,000 residents and was 21.1% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 42.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Jefferson Walk (SE18 4DL), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ha Ha Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ritter Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Peace Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Peace Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Peace Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peace Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peace Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peace Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peace Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peace Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Eglinton Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ritter Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ritter Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ritter Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Paget Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Eglinton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Reeves Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitworth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Whitworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Jackson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitworth Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Spearman Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gunner Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Gunner Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Engineer Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Engineer Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Engineer Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Nightingale Vale | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peace Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Paget Rise | Under investigation |
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