Crime Rates at Greenacres, London, SE9 5BA

Greenacres area has the lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Eltham Town & Avery Hill , and the 5th lowest crime rate of 754 local areas in Greenwich .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Greenacres (SE9 5BA) in the last 12 months was 7.1 per 1,000 residents and was 94.3% lower than the Eltham Town & Avery Hill average (124.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greenacres (SE9 5BA), the main crime hotspot is near Eltham High Street. Police recorded 146 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.