Crime Rates at Elmer Road, London, SE6 2HA

Elmer Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Hither Green , and the 116th highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elmer Road (SE6 2HA) in the last 12 months was 227.9 per 1,000 residents and was 155.0% higher than the Hither Green average (89.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elmer Road (SE6 2HA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 114 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.