Total Crime Rate

174.0 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 174.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 47.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.7 10/10
  • Robbery 11.8 9/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Footscray Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Eltham Town & Avery Hill , and the 156th 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 Footscray Road (SE9 2SX) in the last 12 months was 174.0 per 1,000 residents and was 46.8% 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 Shoplifting with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 50.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Footscray Road (SE9 2SX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Halons Road, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wythens Walk (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Footscray Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
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 2025Drugs Inca Drive Under investigation
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
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Data Sources

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