Total Crime Rate
1139.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Blunts Road area has the highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Eltham Page , and the 6th 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 Blunts Road (SE9 1HU) in the last 12 months was 1139.0 per 1,000 residents and was 921.3% higher than the Eltham Page average (111.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 101 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 38.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 105 (≈ 355.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Blunts Road (SE9 1HU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Eltham High Street, where police recorded 138 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Blunts Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Eltham High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Woodcroft Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Woodcroft Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Woodcroft Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Blunts Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Blunts Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Sun Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sun Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eltham High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Eltham High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eltham High Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Glenhouse Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Glenhouse Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eltham High Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eltham High Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eltham High Street | — |
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