Total Crime Rate

299.4 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 299.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 33.9 10/10
  • Public order 31.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 25.4 7/10
  • Drugs 22.6 10/10
  • Burglary 19.8 10/10
  • Other theft 14.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 14.1 9/10
  • Robbery 8.5 8/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • 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

Eltham Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Blackheath Westcombe , and the 59th 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 Eltham Road (SE9 5LN) in the last 12 months was 299.4 per 1,000 residents and was 249.9% higher than the Blackheath Westcombe average (85.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 84.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eltham Road (SE9 5LN), the main crime hotspot is near Westhorne Avenue. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Eltham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cedarhurst Drive —
Sep 2025Burglary Cedarhurst Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Westhorne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Park/Open Space Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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