Total Crime Rate
56.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Nightingale Place area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 16 local areas in Shooters Hill , and the 228th lowest 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 Nightingale Place (SE18 4HE) in the last 12 months was 56.5 per 1,000 residents and was 52.2% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -37.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 28.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Nightingale Place (SE18 4HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brookhill Road, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westdale Road (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gildersome Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Eglinton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mill Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Brookhill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brookhill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brookhill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Engineer Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brookhill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Engineer Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Engineer Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Elmdene Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmdene Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmdene Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peace Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Uplands Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mill Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Brookhill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Westdale Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rolfe Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rolfe Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gildersome Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brookhill Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fennell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fennell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fennell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fennell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Eglinton Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Brookhill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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