Total Crime Rate

123.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 123.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 51.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Mottingham Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Mottingham, Coldharbour & New Eltham , and the 271st highest crime rate of 754 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 Mottingham Road (SE9 4SS) in the last 12 months was 123.7 per 1,000 residents and was 77.6% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 51.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mottingham Road (SE9 4SS), the main crime hotspot is near Widecombe Road. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mottingham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ministry Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Greenfield Court Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ravenscroft Crescent —
Apr 2026Burglary Widecombe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Albert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Nunnington Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nunnington Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenfield Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Widecombe Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gardeners Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blanchard Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Blanchard Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Farm Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Bromhedge Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Blanchard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blanchard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blanchard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Thursley Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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