Total Crime Rate

91.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 91.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 35.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Drugs 8.9 8/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Merchland Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Eltham Town & Avery Hill , and the 373rd 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 Merchland Road (SE9 2DD) in the last 12 months was 91.5 per 1,000 residents and was 26.5% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 35.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merchland Road (SE9 2DD), the main crime hotspot is near Stanley Close. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Merchland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Novar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Beaverbank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gaitskell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gaitskell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tiverton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanley Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Stanley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sparrows Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sparrows Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Merchland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Merchland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roberts Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gaitskell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Novar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Novar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lannoy Road —
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Data Sources

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