Total Crime Rate

10.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.7 per 1,000 1/10 · 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 10.1 1/10
  • Violent crimes 6.7 1/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Eltham Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Lee Green , and the 12th lowest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .

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 Eltham Road (SE12 8TH) in the last 12 months was 10.1 per 1,000 residents and was 88.2% lower than the Lee Green average (85.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eltham Road (SE12 8TH), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Eltham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wimborne Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leyland Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Reed Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cambridge Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woodville Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Woodville Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rose Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rose Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pagoda Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Osberton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silk Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Quaggy Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rose Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carston Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadowcourt Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wimborne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falmouth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Peters Court —
Apr 2026Robbery St Peters Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Peters Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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