Total Crime Rate
69.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Beech Court area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Eltham Town & Avery Hill , and the 286th lowest crime rate of 771 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 Beech Court (SE9 5HB) in the last 12 months was 69.3 per 1,000 residents and was 41.5% lower than the Eltham Town & Avery Hill average (118.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (β 15.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Beech Court (SE9 5HB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sowerby Close, where police recorded 86 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lilburne Gardens (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bloxam Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sowerby Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Wythfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wythfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wythfield Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wythfield Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wythfield Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wythfield Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sowerby Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sowerby Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sowerby Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Carnecke Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lilburne Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lilburne Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prince John Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prince John Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prince John Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sherard Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lilburne Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lilburne Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | King John'S Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | King John'S Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | King John'S Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
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