Total Crime Rate
50.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Station Approach area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Mottingham, Coldharbour & New Eltham , and the 191st 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 Station Approach (SE9 2AB) in the last 12 months was 50.8 per 1,000 residents and was 27.1% lower than the Mottingham, Coldharbour & New Eltham average (69.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Station Approach (SE9 2AB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 202 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Mottingham, Coldharbour & New Eltham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Novar Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stanley Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tiverton Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gaitskell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Gaitskell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Gaitskell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lannoy Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Bishops Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bishops Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Novar Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Stanley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Novar Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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