Total Crime Rate
292.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Strongbow Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Eltham Page , and the 62nd 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 Strongbow Road (SE9 1DT) in the last 12 months was 292.4 per 1,000 residents and was 162.2% higher 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 4 cases , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 466.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 87.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Strongbow Road (SE9 1DT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Merlewood Place, where police recorded 179 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (59 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Eltham Page| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eltham High Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Merlewood Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eltham High Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Merlewood Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Merlewood Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Merlewood Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Merlewood Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Merlewood Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Merlewood Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Merlewood Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Merlewood Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Merlewood Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Merlewood Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Merlewood Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eltham High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Eltham High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Eltham High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eltham High Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Merlewood Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eltham High Street | — |
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