Total Crime Rate

810.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

230.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 810.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 397.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 230.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 133.3 10/10
  • Public order 61.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 46.2 8/10
  • Other theft 38.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.3 10/10
  • Robbery 30.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 25.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.4 9/10
  • Drugs 12.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.1 7/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Other crime 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.
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Crime overview

Footscray Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Eltham Town & Avery Hill , and the 16th highest crime rate of 754 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 2TW) in the last 12 months was 810.3 per 1,000 residents and was 551.1% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 155 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 90 (≈ 230.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Footscray Road (SE9 2TW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Eltham High Street, where police recorded 146 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Footscray Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/48)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gourock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pound Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pound Place —
Apr 2026Robbery Pound Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Sun Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sun Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sun Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sun Yard Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sun Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blunts Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenacres Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ladysmith Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodcroft Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodcroft Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodcroft Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Woodcroft Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodcroft Close —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eltham High Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eltham High Street —
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Data Sources

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