Crime Rates at Congreve Road, London, SE9 1LN

Congreve Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Eltham Park & Progress , and the 172nd lowest crime rate of 754 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 Congreve Road (SE9 1LN) in the last 12 months was 46.4 per 1,000 residents and was 0.9% lower than the Eltham Park & Progress average (46.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Congreve Road (SE9 1LN), the main crime hotspot is near Dunblane Road. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.