Total Crime Rate

58.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 58.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 38.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.9 6/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.1 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Avery Hill Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Eltham Town & Avery Hill , and the 225th 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 Avery Hill Road (SE9 2JL) in the last 12 months was 58.0 per 1,000 residents and was 53.4% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 38.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avery Hill Road (SE9 2JL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Anstridge Road, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alderwood Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Avery Hill Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Alderwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Perpins Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Perpins Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Radfield Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southspring Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alderwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Restons Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Alderwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Alderwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forest Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Alderwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Anstridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alderwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avery Hill Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Anstridge Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avery Hill Road
Apr 2026Burglary Anstridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Anstridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anstridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alderwood Road

Data Sources

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