Crime Rates at Rochester Way, London, SE9 1SW

Rochester Way area has the 6th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Eltham Page , and the 186th highest crime rate of 771 local areas in Greenwich .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rochester Way (SE9 1SW) in the last 12 months was 159.0 per 1,000 residents and was 42.6% higher than the Eltham Page average (111.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -81.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 71.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 34.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rochester Way (SE9 1SW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 206 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kidbrooke Lane (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.