Crime Rates at Kingsley Wood Drive, London, SE9 3BH

Kingsley Wood Drive area has the 4th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Mottingham, Coldharbour & New Eltham , and the 176th 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 Kingsley Wood Drive (SE9 3BH) in the last 12 months was 165.8 per 1,000 residents and was 119.6% higher than the Mottingham, Coldharbour & New Eltham average (75.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 68.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 52.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 49.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsley Wood Drive (SE9 3BH), the main crime hotspot is near William Barefoot Drive. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.