Crime Rates at Eltham Hill, London, SE9 5ED

Eltham Hill area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Eltham Town & Avery Hill , and the 248th 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 Eltham Hill (SE9 5ED) in the last 12 months was 61.4 per 1,000 residents and was 50.7% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 11.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eltham Hill (SE9 5ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sowerby Close, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.