Total Crime Rate
15.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Arsenal Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Eltham Park & Progress , and the 28th lowest crime rate of 771 local areas in Greenwich .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Arsenal Road (SE9 1JY) in the last 12 months was 15.6 per 1,000 residents and was 68.2% lower than the Eltham Park & Progress average (49.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Arsenal Road (SE9 1JY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Maudslay Road, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Garnett Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Downman Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Arbroath Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Maudslay Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Martin Bowes Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Arsenal Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Moira Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Rochester Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rochester Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Granby Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Grangehill Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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