Total Crime Rate
1049.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Garrison Close area has the highest crime rate of 16 local areas in Shooters Hill , and the 8th highest crime rate of 771 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 Garrison Close (SE18 4JD) in the last 12 months was 1049.9 per 1,000 residents and was 788.8% higher 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 212 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 260 (≈ 589.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Garrison Close (SE18 4JD), the main crime hotspot is near Whitworth Road. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Paget Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Woolwich Common | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Paget Rise | 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitworth Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Barrington Villas | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wellesley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wellesley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ordnance Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ordnance Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Red Lion Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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