Total Crime Rate

101.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 101.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 21.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Other crime 4.7 7/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Shaw Close area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Thamesmead Moorings , and the 332nd highest crime rate of 754 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 Shaw Close (SE28 8DE) in the last 12 months was 101.2 per 1,000 residents and was 11.5% lower than the Thamesmead Moorings average (114.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 109.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 21.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaw Close (SE28 8DE), the main crime hotspot is near Owen Close. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shaw Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Titmuss Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Booth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woolf Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Austen Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Austen Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Titmuss Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaw Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Shaw Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Booth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Booth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Booth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ampleforth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Booth Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Disraeli Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Disraeli Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Disraeli Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Disraeli Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Owen Close —
Apr 2026Public order Owen Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Owen Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Owen Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Titmuss Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Galsworthy Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaw Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A2041 —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime A2041 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Andwell Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A2041 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A2041 —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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