Total Crime Rate

44.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 44.6 5/10
  • Other theft 14.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 9.9 2/10
  • Burglary 9.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.0 7/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Theft from the person 5.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Friars Mews area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Eltham Page , and the 162nd lowest crime rate of 754 local areas in Greenwich .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Friars Mews (SE9 1HR) in the last 12 months was 44.6 per 1,000 residents and was 56.2% lower than the Eltham Page average (101.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 9.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Friars Mews (SE9 1HR), the main crime hotspot is near Eltham High Street. Police recorded 146 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Friars Mews area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Archery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Sun Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sun Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sun Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sun Yard Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sun Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blunts Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Gourock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pound Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Robbery Glenlea Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Glenlea Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodcroft Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodcroft Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodcroft Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodcroft Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Woodcroft Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Glenure Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glenure Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Pound Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenacres Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pound Place —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Eltham High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eltham High Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eltham High Street —

Data Sources

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