Total Crime Rate
74.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
30.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lovelace Green area has the 18th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Eltham Page , and the 301st lowest crime rate of 754 local areas in Greenwich .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lovelace Green (SE9 1LF) in the last 12 months was 74.1 per 1,000 residents and was 27.2% lower than the Eltham Page average (101.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lovelace Green (SE9 1LF), the main crime hotspot is near Well Hall Road. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Eltham Park & Progress| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Prince Rupert Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Arbroath Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grangehill Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Martin Bowes Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Well Hall Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Well Hall Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Well Hall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Allenswood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Well Hall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Well Hall Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Prince Rupert Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Prince Rupert Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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