Total Crime Rate

146.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 146.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 69.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.6 8/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 5th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Middle Park & Horn Park , and the 213th highest crime rate of 771 local areas in Greenwich .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Eltham Palace Road (SE9 5LZ) in the last 12 months was 146.3 per 1,000 residents and was 108.8% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 50.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eltham Palace Road (SE9 5LZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cuff Crescent, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Middle Park Avenue (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Eltham Palace Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eltham Palace Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middle Park Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kingsground Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Eltham Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queenscroft Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middle Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Vista Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glasbrook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Glasbrook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Glasbrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eltham Palace Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eltham Palace Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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