Total Crime Rate

182.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 182.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.0 9/10
  • Drugs 22.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Oakways area has the 6th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Eltham Town & Avery Hill , and the 148th highest crime rate of 771 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 Oakways (SE9 2PD) in the last 12 months was 182.8 per 1,000 residents and was 54.3% higher than the Eltham Town & Avery Hill average (118.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 70.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 72.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 38.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakways (SE9 2PD), the main crime hotspot is near Wythens Walk. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Oakways area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Woodcroft Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Woodcroft Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Woodcroft Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Andrews Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Andrews Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wythens Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Greenholm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bexley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Butterfly Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Butterfly Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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