Total Crime Rate

83.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 83.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 22.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.1 7/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Green Lane area has the 15th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Mottingham, Coldharbour & New Eltham , and the 344th lowest crime rate of 754 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 Green Lane (SE9 3TE) in the last 12 months was 83.6 per 1,000 residents and was 20.0% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Green Lane (SE9 3TE), the main crime hotspot is near Crockham Way. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Green Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Adderley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Oaktree Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Farmland Walk Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Farmland Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oaktree Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oaktree Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shallons Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Shallons Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lydstep Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Milverton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Crockham Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adderley Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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