Crime Rates at Nightingale Vale, London, SE18 4HL

Nightingale Vale area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 15 local areas in Shooters Hill , and the 134th 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 Nightingale Vale (SE18 4HL) in the last 12 months was 193.7 per 1,000 residents and was 59.4% higher 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 112.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nightingale Vale (SE18 4HL), 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.