Total Crime Rate

1061.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

339.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

Nov 2024 - Oct 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1061.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 339.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 318.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 183.1 10/10
  • Public order 94.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 88.1 10/10
  • Other theft 84.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 67.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 64.4 10/10
  • Robbery 57.6 10/10
  • Burglary 47.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.2 9/10
  • Drugs 10.2 8/10
  • Other crime 10.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Eltham High Street area has the highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Eltham Page , and the 7th highest crime rate of 770 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 Eltham High Street (SE9 1TS) in the last 12 months was 1061.0 per 1,000 residents and was 877.9% higher than the Eltham Page average (108.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 94 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 28.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -79.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 100 (≈ 339.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eltham High Street (SE9 1TS), the main crime hotspot is near Merlewood Place. Police recorded 168 crimes here, including 55 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Eltham High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Oct 2025Other theft Merlewood Place Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Sun Yard Under investigation
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Roper Street —
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Roper Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Oct 2025Shoplifting Pound Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Pound Place Under investigation
Oct 2025Other theft Sun Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Other theft Blunts Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Eltham High Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Other theft Blunts Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Theft from the person Blunts Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Vehicle crime Ladysmith Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodcroft Close —
Oct 2025Burglary Woodcroft Close Under investigation
Oct 2025Robbery Woodcroft Close Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Eltham High Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Possession of weapons Sun Yard Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Eltham High Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Eltham High Street —
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Eltham High Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Shoplifting Merlewood Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Merlewood Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Eltham High Street —
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Eltham High Street —
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Eltham High Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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