Total Crime Rate

55.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 55.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 3/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Beanshaw area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Mottingham, Coldharbour & New Eltham , and the 224th lowest crime rate of 771 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 Beanshaw (SE9 3HJ) in the last 12 months was 55.6 per 1,000 residents and was 26.4% lower 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 Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beanshaw (SE9 3HJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Crockham Way, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near William Barefoot Drive (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Beanshaw area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Swithland Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Crockham Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Badgers Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Adderley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crouch Croft
Sep 2025Drugs Hillview Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crockham Way
Sep 2025Drugs Crockham Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Crockham Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jason Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Crockham Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crockham Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Milverton Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mainridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shallons Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shallons Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Great Harry Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shallons Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson William Barefoot Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs William Barefoot Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences William Barefoot Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences William Barefoot Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs William Barefoot Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences William Barefoot Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences William Barefoot Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

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