Total Crime Rate

461.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 461.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 123.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.9 10/10
  • Public order 52.0 10/10
  • Robbery 39.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 39.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 39.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.0 10/10
  • Drugs 19.5 10/10
  • Burglary 13.0 9/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Nelson Mandela Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Eltham Page , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 771 local areas in Greenwich .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nelson Mandela Road (SE3 9QR) in the last 12 months was 461.0 per 1,000 residents and was 313.4% higher than the Eltham Page average (111.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -68.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 181.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 430.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nelson Mandela Road (SE3 9QR), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Nelson Mandela Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Mandela Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Halsbrook Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Polebrook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Polebrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Polebrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hither Farm Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Mandela Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Halsbrook Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boyd Way —
Sep 2025Drugs Boyd Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boyd Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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