Crime Rates at Wythfield Road, London, SE9 5TQ

Wythfield Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Eltham Town & Avery Hill , and the 286th lowest crime rate of 771 local areas in Greenwich .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wythfield Road (SE9 5TQ) in the last 12 months was 69.3 per 1,000 residents and was 41.5% lower than the Eltham Town & Avery Hill average (118.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 15.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wythfield Road (SE9 5TQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Merlewood Place, where police recorded 179 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (59 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.