Total Crime Rate

245.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

96.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 245.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 96.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.6 10/10
  • Drugs 46.8 10/10
  • Other theft 17.5 9/10
  • Robbery 17.5 10/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Strongbow Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Eltham Page , and the 86th highest crime rate of 754 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 245.6 per 1,000 residents and was 141.4% higher than the Eltham Page average (101.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 96.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Strongbow Road (SE9 1DT), the main crime hotspot is near Merlewood Place. Police recorded 185 crimes here, including 68 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Strongbow Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/62)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Archery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Merlewood Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merlewood Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merlewood Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merlewood Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Dunvegan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dunvegan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dunvegan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eltham High Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Merlewood Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eltham High Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eltham High Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eltham High Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eltham High Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eltham High Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eltham High Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eltham High Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Eltham High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Eltham High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Eltham High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eltham High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Roper Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roper Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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