Total Crime Rate

106.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 106.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Robbery 8.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 Palace Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Middle Park & Horn Park , and the 320th highest crime rate of 771 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 Palace Road (SE9 5LU) in the last 12 months was 106.4 per 1,000 residents and was 51.8% higher than the Middle Park & Horn Park average (70.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 50.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eltham Palace Road (SE9 5LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cedarhurst Drive, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ryelands Crescent (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Eltham Palace Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Westhorne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cedarhurst Drive —
Sep 2025Burglary Cedarhurst Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blann Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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