Total Crime Rate
33.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Elthruda Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Hither Green , and the 114th lowest crime rate of 844 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 Elthruda Road (SE13 6SR) in the last 12 months was 33.7 per 1,000 residents and was 62.3% lower than the Hither Green average (89.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Elthruda Road (SE13 6SR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Springbank Road, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Arlington Close (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hither Green Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Highfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Blashford Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Blashford Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellmeadow Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellmeadow Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Leahurst Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Leahurst Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hither Green Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Orchid Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Highfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Staplehurst Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Torridon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heather Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ardgowan Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Springbank Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Springbank Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Springbank Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Springbank Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beacon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hither Green | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodlands Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Duncrievie Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Staplehurst Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightingale Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Birdwood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arlington Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodlands Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Chiltonian Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chiltonian Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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