Total Crime Rate
41.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
27.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Keeling Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Blackheath Westcombe , and the 144th lowest crime rate of 754 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 Keeling Road (SE9 6AA) in the last 12 months was 41.9 per 1,000 residents and was 47.6% lower than the Blackheath Westcombe average (79.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 27.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Keeling Road (SE9 6AA), the main crime hotspot is near Westhorne Avenue. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Eltham Page| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Freeman Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Westhorne Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Green Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Keeling Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Eltham Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westhorne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Westhorne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Westhorne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westhorne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bayfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bayfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Messent Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Farnaby Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Farnaby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Periton Road | Under investigation |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.