Crime Rates at Southwood Road, London, SE9 3QN

Southwood Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Mottingham, Coldharbour & New Eltham , and the 274th lowest crime rate of 771 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 Southwood Road (SE9 3QN) in the last 12 months was 66.7 per 1,000 residents and was 11.7% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southwood Road (SE9 3QN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Green Lane, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brooks Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.