Crime Rates at Margaret Gardner Drive, London, SE9 3LR

Margaret Gardner Drive area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Mottingham, Coldharbour & New Eltham , and the 103rd lowest crime rate of 754 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 Margaret Gardner Drive (SE9 3LR) in the last 12 months was 35.1 per 1,000 residents and was 49.5% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Margaret Gardner Drive (SE9 3LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mottingham Road, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Haven Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.