Total Crime Rate

194.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 194.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 75.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.3 10/10
  • Public order 19.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.8 10/10
  • Other theft 16.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 13.2 6/10
  • Burglary 9.9 8/10
  • Theft from the person 9.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Court Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Eltham Town & Avery Hill , and the 132nd highest 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 Court Road (SE9 5NW) in the last 12 months was 194.7 per 1,000 residents and was 56.5% higher than the Eltham Town & Avery Hill average (124.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 75.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Court Road (SE9 5NW), the main crime hotspot is near Merlewood Place. Police recorded 185 crimes here, including 68 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Court Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Merlewood Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Passey Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Merlewood Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Merlewood Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Merlewood Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Merlewood Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Merlewood Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Merlewood Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Passey Place —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Merlewood Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Merlewood Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Merlewood Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Merlewood Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merlewood Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merlewood Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merlewood Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Passey Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Merlewood Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Passey Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wythfield Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wythfield Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
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Data Sources

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