Total Crime Rate

157.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 157.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.3 9/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gerda Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Mottingham, Coldharbour & New Eltham , and the 188th 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 Gerda Road (SE9 3SJ) in the last 12 months was 157.1 per 1,000 residents and was 108.0% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 76.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 53.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 156.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gerda Road (SE9 3SJ), the main crime hotspot is near Bercta Road. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Gerda Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gravelwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bercta Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gravelwood Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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