Crime Rates at Hartsmead Road, London, SE9 3LU

Hartsmead Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Mottingham, Coldharbour & New Eltham , and the 299th 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 Hartsmead Road (SE9 3LU) in the last 12 months was 73.9 per 1,000 residents and was 6.1% 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 Vehicle crime with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hartsmead Road (SE9 3LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crossmead (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.