Total Crime Rate

67.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 67.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 23.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.7 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Shoplifting 4.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 2/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Eltham Road area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Blackheath Westcombe , and the 274th lowest crime rate of 754 local areas in Greenwich .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Eltham Road (SE9 5LS) in the last 12 months was 67.8 per 1,000 residents and was 15.2% lower than the Blackheath Westcombe average (79.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 23.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eltham Road (SE9 5LS), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Eltham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Apr 2026Drugs Ryelands Crescent Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cedarhurst Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ryelands Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ryelands Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Cedarhurst Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abergeldie Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abergeldie Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abergeldie Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abergeldie Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crathie Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheldon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kidbrooke Park Road —
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Data Sources

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