Total Crime Rate

1139.0 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 1139.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 342.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 189.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 105.1 10/10
  • Public order 101.7 10/10
  • Other theft 91.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 67.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 67.8 10/10
  • Robbery 61.0 10/10
  • Burglary 50.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.6 10/10
  • Other crime 13.6 10/10
  • Drugs 10.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
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

Blunts 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 1HX) 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 1HX), the main crime hotspot is near Merlewood Place. Police recorded 179 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Blunts Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Other theft Eltham High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Merlewood Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Merlewood Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Woodcroft Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Burglary Woodcroft Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Blunts Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Blunts Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Blunts Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Sun Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sun Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eltham High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Eltham High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eltham High Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Merlewood Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eltham High Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eltham High Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eltham High Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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 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
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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