Total Crime Rate
39.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Eltham Green Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Blackheath Westcombe , and the 131st 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 Eltham Green Road (SE9 6BE) in the last 12 months was 39.4 per 1,000 residents and was 54.0% lower than the Blackheath Westcombe average (85.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (β 28.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 116.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Eltham Green Road (SE9 6BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Astell Road, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Purneys Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kimbell Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kimbell Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Periton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Periton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bayfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bayfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Topley Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Astell Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Astell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Astell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Astell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Townsend Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ealdham Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Park/Open Space | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ealdham Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Boyd Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Boyd Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Boyd Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Embry Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Embry Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Embry Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Embry Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Embry Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Kimbell Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Kimbell Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Astell Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Periton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Periton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Periton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Purneys Road | β |
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