Total Crime Rate

646.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 646.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 274.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 115.4 10/10
  • Public order 46.2 10/10
  • Other theft 41.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 33.3 7/10
  • Burglary 30.8 10/10
  • Robbery 20.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 20.5 9/10
  • Drugs 12.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.8 9/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Wolsey Court area has the highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Eltham Town & Avery Hill , and the 22nd 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 Wolsey Court (SE9 5AE) in the last 12 months was 646.2 per 1,000 residents and was 445.1% higher than the Eltham Town & Avery Hill average (118.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 107 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 72 (≈ 184.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 56.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wolsey Court (SE9 5AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Merlewood Place, where police recorded 179 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (59 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Eltham Town & Avery Hill

Crime Over Time in Wolsey Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merlewood Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Merlewood Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Merlewood Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Merlewood Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Merlewood Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Merlewood Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Merlewood Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Merlewood Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Merlewood Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Other theft Merlewood Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eltham High Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eltham High Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eltham High Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eltham High Street
Sep 2025Other theft Eltham High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Eltham High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eltham High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Merlewood Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Other theft Merlewood Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Wythfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Merlewood Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation

Data Sources

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