Total Crime Rate

93.8 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 93.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Milward Walk area has the 7th highest crime rate of 16 local areas in Shooters Hill , and the 372nd 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 Milward Walk (SE18 4DQ) in the last 12 months was 93.8 per 1,000 residents and was 20.6% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (β‰ˆ 64.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milward Walk (SE18 4DQ), 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.

Crime Over Time in Milward Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spearman Street β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Engineer Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Nightingale Vale Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Paget Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Paget Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightingale Place β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Gunner Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Engineer Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Engineer Close β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Peace Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Herbert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paget Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Jackson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fennell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ritter Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ritter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Peace Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Peace Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Ritter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reeves Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitworth Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Whitworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gildersome Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gildersome Street β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Herbert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Eglinton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peace Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Eglinton Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peace Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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