Crime Rates at Eltham High Street, London, SE9 1TY

Eltham High Street area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Eltham Page , and the 124th lowest crime rate of 754 local areas in Greenwich .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Eltham High Street (SE9 1TY) in the last 12 months was 38.5 per 1,000 residents and was 62.2% lower than the Eltham Page average (101.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eltham High Street (SE9 1TY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodcroft Close, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wythens Walk (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.