Total Crime Rate
292.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Strongbow Crescent 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 Crescent (SE9 1DW) 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 Crescent (SE9 1DW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 206 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Strongbow Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Police Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Merlewood Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Craigton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sowerby Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sowerby Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sowerby Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sowerby Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Craigton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Well Hall Parade | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Strongbow Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Strongbow Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Strongbow Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Merlewood Place | Under investigation |
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