Total Crime Rate

398.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

124.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 398.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 157.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 124.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.6 10/10
  • Burglary 18.8 10/10
  • Drugs 18.8 10/10
  • Other theft 18.8 9/10
  • Public order 18.8 9/10
  • Robbery 18.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 7.5 8/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Nile Path area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 15 local areas in Shooters Hill , and the 38th highest crime rate of 754 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 Nile Path (SE18 4DP) in the last 12 months was 398.5 per 1,000 residents and was 227.9% higher than the Shooters Hill average (121.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 124.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nile Path (SE18 4DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Engineer Close, where police recorded 69 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gildersome Street (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Nile Path area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Academy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gildersome Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eglinton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Eglinton Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightingale Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightingale Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightingale Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightingale Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Paget Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fennell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gildersome Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gildersome Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gildersome Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eglinton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gunner Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Engineer Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Engineer Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Engineer Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Engineer Close
Apr 2026Other theft Ritter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kempt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kempt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ordnance Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ordnance Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spearman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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