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

Eltham High Street area has the highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Eltham Page , and the 7th 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 Eltham High Street (SE9 1UW) in the last 12 months was 1122.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1003.1% higher than the Eltham Page average (101.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 92 (≈ 451.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 66.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eltham High Street (SE9 1UW), 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.