Total Crime Rate
159.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
64.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Shrapnel Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Eltham Page , and the 183rd highest crime rate of 754 local areas in Greenwich .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Shrapnel Road (SE9 1LB) in the last 12 months was 159.0 per 1,000 residents and was 56.2% higher than the Eltham Page average (101.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -37.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 64.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shrapnel Road (SE9 1LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tom Coombs Close, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Well Hall Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Eltham Park & Progress| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Tom Coombs Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Well Hall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Martin Bowes Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Arbroath Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Allenswood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grangehill Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Well Hall Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Prince Rupert Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Prince Rupert Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Tom Coombs Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Prince Rupert Road | Under investigation |
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