Total Crime Rate
7.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Footscray Road area has the lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Eltham Town & Avery Hill , and the 5th 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 Footscray Road (SE9 2SA) in the last 12 months was 7.1 per 1,000 residents and was 94.3% 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 Public order with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Footscray Road (SE9 2SA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sun Yard (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Eltham Town & Avery Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodcroft Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenacres | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ladysmith Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Halons Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Halons Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Halons Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Halons Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodcroft Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodcroft Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodcroft Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Woodcroft Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Andrews Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Andrews Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Andrews Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wythens Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wythens Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Halons Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pound Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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