Total Crime Rate

147.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 147.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 42.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.8 9/10
  • Other theft 15.8 9/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 5.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Littlemede area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Mottingham, Coldharbour & New Eltham , and the 207th 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 Littlemede (SE9 3ED) in the last 12 months was 147.4 per 1,000 residents and was 111.6% higher than the Mottingham, Coldharbour & New Eltham average (69.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 42.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Littlemede (SE9 3ED), the main crime hotspot is near William Barefoot Drive. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Littlemede area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spekehill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Sandling Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Barefoot Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs William Barefoot Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Witherston Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dunkery Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Barley Barn Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Barley Barn Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Altash Way —
Apr 2026Other theft Witherston Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Biddenden Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary The Underwood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Biddenden Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsley Wood Drive —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kingsley Wood Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dunkery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery The Underwood Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Littlemede —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Littlemede —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Southold Rise Under investigation
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Data Sources

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