Total Crime Rate

95.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 95.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.1 4/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Drugs 10.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 7.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.2 7/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Merchland Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Eltham Town & Avery Hill , and the 364th highest crime rate of 771 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 Merchland Road (SE9 2BH) in the last 12 months was 95.9 per 1,000 residents and was 19.1% lower than the Eltham Town & Avery Hill average (118.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 31.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 136.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merchland Road (SE9 2BH), the main crime hotspot is near Stanley Close. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Merchland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tiverton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Avery Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dulverton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Dulverton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaverbank Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oakley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avery Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cradley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stanley Close —
Sep 2025Public order Quilters Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stanley Close —
Sep 2025Drugs Stanley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stanley Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sparrows Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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