Total Crime Rate

42.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 42.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 8.8 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.8 2/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.8 1/10
  • Drugs 1.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Overmead area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Eltham Town & Avery Hill , and the 147th lowest crime rate of 754 local areas in Greenwich .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Overmead (DA15 8DS) in the last 12 months was 42.4 per 1,000 residents and was 65.9% lower than the Eltham Town & Avery Hill average (124.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -7.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 8.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Overmead (DA15 8DS), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Overmead area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holland Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Restons Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alderwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southspring Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Radfield Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forest Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambria Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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