Total Crime Rate

503.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 503.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 315.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 35.4 10/10
  • Public order 31.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.8 9/10
  • Other theft 15.8 9/10
  • Other crime 11.8 10/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Robbery 3.9 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Blanmerle Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Eltham Town & Avery Hill , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 771 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 Blanmerle Road (SE9 2DY) in the last 12 months was 503.9 per 1,000 residents and was 325.2% higher 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 Shoplifting with 80 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 471.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 63.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blanmerle Road (SE9 2DY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park View Road, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Blanmerle Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clare Corner —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cambridge Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cambridge Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Footscray Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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