Total Crime Rate

768.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

99.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 768.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 562.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 99.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.1 8/10
  • Burglary 36.4 10/10
  • Public order 29.8 10/10
  • Robbery 26.5 10/10
  • Other crime 23.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.9 10/10
  • Other theft 16.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Prince Rupert Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Eltham Page , and the 17th highest crime rate of 754 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 Prince Rupert Road (SE9 1LS) in the last 12 months was 768.2 per 1,000 residents and was 654.9% higher than the Eltham Page average (101.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 170 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 99.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 110.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prince Rupert Road (SE9 1LS), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 204 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Eltham Park & Progress

Crime Over Time in Prince Rupert Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cobbett Road
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arbroath Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Well Hall Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Eltham Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eltham Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grangehill Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Prince Rupert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elmbrook Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elmbrook Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tom Coombs Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tom Coombs Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prince Rupert Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kidbrooke Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince Rupert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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