Crime Rates at Shaw Road, London, SE22 8DP

Shaw Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Champion Hill , and the 45th lowest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shaw Road (SE22 8DP) in the last 12 months was 31.6 per 1,000 residents and was 56.8% lower than the Champion Hill average (73.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 21.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaw Road (SE22 8DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hillsboro Road (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.