Total Crime Rate
149.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
59.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lemonwell Drive area has the 8th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Eltham Town & Avery Hill , and the 205th 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 Lemonwell Drive (SE9 2PF) in the last 12 months was 149.3 per 1,000 residents and was 19.9% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 59.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lemonwell Drive (SE9 2PF), the main crime hotspot is near Lemonwell Drive. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Eltham Town & Avery Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Butterfly Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | A210 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | A210 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A210 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lemonwell Drive | — |
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