Crime Rates at Shrapnel Road, London, SE9 1LB

Shrapnel Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Eltham Page , and the 186th highest crime rate of 771 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 42.6% higher than the Eltham Page average (111.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -81.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 71.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 34.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shrapnel Road (SE9 1LB), the main crime hotspot is near Tom Coombs Close. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.