Total Crime Rate

91.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 91.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 32.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.8 9/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Eltham Road area has the 34th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Blackheath Westcombe , and the 384th lowest crime rate of 771 local areas in Greenwich .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Eltham Road (SE12 8UF) in the last 12 months was 91.2 per 1,000 residents and was 6.6% higher than the Blackheath Westcombe average (85.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eltham Road (SE12 8UF), the main crime hotspot is near Ravens Way. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Eltham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reed Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ravens Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Manorbrook —
Sep 2025Other theft Pagoda Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Horn Park Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lilian Barker Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Lilian Barker Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reed Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ravens Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ravens Way —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Osberton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Osberton Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Osberton Road —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Weigall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Manorbrook Under investigation
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Data Sources

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