Total Crime Rate
21.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Birdbrook Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Eltham Page , and the 44th 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 Birdbrook Road (SE3 9QP) in the last 12 months was 21.4 per 1,000 residents and was 79.0% lower than the Eltham Page average (101.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Birdbrook Road (SE3 9QP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kimbell Place (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Eltham Page| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Townsend Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Merifield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Farnaby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Farnaby Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Merifield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nelson Mandela Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Birdbrook Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Tilbrook Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Highbrook Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edgeworth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Merifield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nelson Mandela Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boyd Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kimbell Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Townsend Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Kimbell Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kimbell Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kimbell Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kimbell Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Kimbell Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Gerrard Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Gerrard Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Gerrard Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gerrard Way | Under investigation |
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