Total Crime Rate

54.1 per 1,000 5/10 Β· Typical

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 54.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.1 5/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Shackleton Close area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Forest Hill , and the 219th lowest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

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 Shackleton Close (SE23 3YN) in the last 12 months was 54.1 per 1,000 residents and was 41.4% lower than the Forest Hill average (92.4 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (β‰ˆ 28.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shackleton Close (SE23 3YN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 102 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Suncroft Place (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Shackleton Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cheseman Street β€”
Sep 2025Public order Hassocks Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Sep 2025Public order Forestholme Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Highgate Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waldenshaw Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waldenshaw Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waldenshaw Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Knapdale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Knapdale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hassocks Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heathedge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shackleton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shackleton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Shackleton Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dartmouth Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hill Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Tarleton Gardens Under investigation

Data Sources

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