Total Crime Rate
68.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Beanshaw area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Mottingham, Coldharbour & New Eltham , and the 280th lowest crime rate of 754 local areas in Greenwich .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Beanshaw (SE9 3HL) in the last 12 months was 68.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1.3% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -44.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Beanshaw (SE9 3HL), the main crime hotspot is near Leverholme Gardens. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Mottingham, Coldharbour & New Eltham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Elmstead Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Invicta Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Biddenden Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Biddenden Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Jason Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Adderley Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Adderley Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Crockham Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Milverton Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lydstep Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Cranmore Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Stead Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Walden Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | White Horse Hill | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Invicta Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Invicta Close | Under investigation |
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