Total Crime Rate
171.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Shottery Close area has the 15th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Grove Park , and the 189th highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Shottery Close (SE9 4TB) in the last 12 months was 171.6 per 1,000 residents and was 86.3% higher than the Grove Park average (92.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (β 47.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shottery Close (SE9 4TB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Widecombe Road, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ravenscroft Crescent (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Portland Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Greenfield Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Portland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Blanchard Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Blanchard Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Model Farm Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Clarence Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Porcupine Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Porcupine Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Nunnington Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ravenscroft Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nunnington Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Albert Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Downleys Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Downleys Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Downleys Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bowmead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bowmead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Clarence Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ravensworth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ravensworth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Portland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Portland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Widecombe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mottingham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mottingham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Haven Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mottingham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thursley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Widecombe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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