Total Crime Rate

292.4 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 292.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.6 10/10
  • Drugs 49.7 10/10
  • Burglary 23.4 10/10
  • Other theft 23.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 20.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Robbery 14.6 10/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Strongbow 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.

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Crime Over Time in Strongbow Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eltham High Street
Sep 2025Shoplifting Merlewood Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eltham High Street
Sep 2025Other theft Merlewood Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Merlewood Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Merlewood Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Merlewood Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Merlewood Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Merlewood Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Merlewood Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Merlewood Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Merlewood Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Merlewood Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Merlewood Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eltham High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Eltham High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Eltham High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eltham High Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merlewood Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eltham High Street

Data Sources

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