Crime Rates at Wayfield Link, London, SE9 2LP

Wayfield Link area has the 6th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Eltham Town & Avery Hill , and the 152nd 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 Wayfield Link (SE9 2LP) in the last 12 months was 180.8 per 1,000 residents and was 45.3% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 76.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wayfield Link (SE9 2LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 53 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.