Crime Rates at Shirley House Drive, London, SE7 7EL

Shirley House Drive area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Charlton Hornfair , and the 239th lowest crime rate of 771 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 Shirley House Drive (SE7 7EL) in the last 12 months was 58.4 per 1,000 residents and was 30.1% lower than the Charlton Hornfair average (83.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 42.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shirley House Drive (SE7 7EL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cherry Orchard, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fairlawn (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.