Total Crime Rate

122.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 122.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Burglary 10.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Public order 8.2 6/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • 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

Orangery Lane area has the 12th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Eltham Page , and the 277th highest crime rate of 771 local areas in Greenwich .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Orangery Lane (SE9 1HN) in the last 12 months was 122.3 per 1,000 residents and was 9.6% higher than the Eltham Page average (111.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 35.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 51.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orangery Lane (SE9 1HN), 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.

Crime Over Time in Orangery Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Strongbow Road Under investigation
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 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eltham High Street
Sep 2025Other theft Eltham High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Eltham High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Strongbow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Merlewood Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Strongbow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Strongbow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eltham High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sun Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Merlewood Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Other theft Merlewood Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Passey Place
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Wythfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Merlewood Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation

Data Sources

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