Total Crime Rate

976.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

379.7 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 976.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 383.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 379.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 213.6 10/10
  • Public order 111.9 10/10
  • Other theft 50.9 10/10
  • Robbery 50.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 30.5 10/10
  • Burglary 23.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 17.0 10/10
  • Other crime 17.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.6 9/10
  • Drugs 10.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
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

Roper Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Eltham Page , and the 9th 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 Roper Street (SE9 1TR) in the last 12 months was 976.3 per 1,000 residents and was 859.4% 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 113 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 112 (≈ 379.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Roper Street (SE9 1TR), the main crime hotspot is near Merlewood Place. Police recorded 185 crimes here, including 68 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Roper Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/77)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eltham High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roper Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Roper Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Eltham High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Eltham High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Eltham High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eltham High Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eltham High Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eltham High Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eltham High Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eltham High Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eltham High Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blunts Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenacres Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gourock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sun Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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