Total Crime Rate
830.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
106.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Blanmerle Road area has the highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Eltham Town & Avery Hill , and the 14th highest crime rate of 754 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 830.7 per 1,000 residents and was 567.5% higher 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 Shoplifting with 154 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -37.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 106.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.3% 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 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Footscray Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Eltham Town & Avery Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cambridge Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cambridge Green | Awaiting court outcome |
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