Total Crime Rate
22.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Eltham Park Gardens area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Eltham Page , and the 64th lowest crime rate of 771 local areas in Greenwich .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Eltham Park Gardens (SE9 1AP) in the last 12 months was 22.2 per 1,000 residents and was 80.1% lower than the Eltham Page average (111.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Eltham Park Gardens (SE9 1AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rochester Way, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Glenlyon Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Glenhouse Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Glenhouse Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dumbreck Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dumbreck Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eltham Park Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Berryhill Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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