Total Crime Rate
130.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
76.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bercta Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Mottingham, Coldharbour & New Eltham , and the 251st highest 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 Bercta Road (SE9 3TZ) in the last 12 months was 130.3 per 1,000 residents and was 87.1% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 76.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 59.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bercta Road (SE9 3TZ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 202 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Mottingham, Coldharbour & New Eltham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Colyer Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Novar Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clayfarm Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stanley Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cedric Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gaitskell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Gaitskell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Gaitskell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lannoy Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Bishops Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bishops Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Novar Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Novar Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Stanley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Chanctonbury Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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