Total Crime Rate

114.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 114.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 46.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.1 7/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 10.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 5.2 7/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
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

Avery Hill Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Eltham Town & Avery Hill , and the 297th highest crime rate of 754 local areas in Greenwich .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Avery Hill Road (SE9 2BD) in the last 12 months was 114.0 per 1,000 residents and was 8.4% lower than the Eltham Town & Avery Hill average (124.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 116.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 46.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 63.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avery Hill Road (SE9 2BD), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Avery Hill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Drugs Bishops Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Merchland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Merchland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sparrows Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clayfarm Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Stanley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanley Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tiverton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gaitskell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gaitskell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gaitskell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lannoy Road —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bishops Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sparrows Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Novar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Novar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Novar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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