Total Crime Rate

53.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.9 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 53.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 26.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.0 5/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Blanmerle Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Eltham Town & Avery Hill , and the 202nd lowest crime rate of 754 local areas in Greenwich .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blanmerle Road (SE9 2EA) in the last 12 months was 53.8 per 1,000 residents and was 56.8% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 26.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blanmerle Road (SE9 2EA), 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 Blanmerle Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cambridge Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Novar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Novar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Novar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colyer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cambridge Green Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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