Total Crime Rate
97.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Brownspring Drive area has the 13th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Mottingham, Coldharbour & New Eltham , and the 355th 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 Brownspring Drive (SE9 3LD) in the last 12 months was 97.8 per 1,000 residents and was 29.5% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -8.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 37.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brownspring Drive (SE9 3LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brownspring Drive, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oaktree Gardens (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brownspring Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shallons Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shallons Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shallons Road | Under investigation |
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