Total Crime Rate

94.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 94.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.1 7/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Rochester Way area has the 4th highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Eltham Park & Progress , and the 370th 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 Rochester Way (SE9 1RP) in the last 12 months was 94.0 per 1,000 residents and was 91.1% higher than the Eltham Park & Progress average (49.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rochester Way (SE9 1RP), the main crime hotspot is near Garnett Close. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Rochester Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Martin Bowes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Arsenal Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moira Road
Sep 2025Drugs Rochester Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rochester Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Granby Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Grangehill Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dumbreck Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Dumbreck Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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