Crime Rates at Mottingham Road, London, SE9 4SS

Mottingham Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Mottingham, Coldharbour & New Eltham , and the 220th highest crime rate of 771 local areas in Greenwich .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mottingham Road (SE9 4SS) in the last 12 months was 144.3 per 1,000 residents and was 91.1% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -21.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 72.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mottingham Road (SE9 4SS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Widecombe Road, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ravenscroft Crescent (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.