Total Crime Rate

189.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 189.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 66.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 59.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.5 7/10
  • Public order 19.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.9 10/10
  • Other theft 16.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Crown Woods Way area has the 5th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Eltham Town & Avery Hill , and the 138th highest crime rate of 754 local areas in Greenwich .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Crown Woods Way (SE9 2NN) in the last 12 months was 189.4 per 1,000 residents and was 52.2% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 59.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 281.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crown Woods Way (SE9 2NN), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Eltham Town & Avery Hill

Crime Over Time in Crown Woods Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Alderwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Packmores Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Alderwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Alderwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Alderwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alderwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alderwood Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Colepits Wood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 11 of 11

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑