Total Crime Rate
166.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Eltham Green Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Blackheath Westcombe , and the 175th highest crime rate of 771 local areas in Greenwich .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Eltham Green Road (SE9 6BJ) in the last 12 months was 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 94.7% higher 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (β 60.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 214.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Eltham Green Road (SE9 6BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Astell Road, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westhorne Avenue (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Blackheath Westcombe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kimbell Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Embry Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ealdham Square | β |
| 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Kimbell Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Topley Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Kimbell Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Kimbell Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Astell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Astell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Astell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Astell Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Astell Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Park/Open Space | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ealdham Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Boyd Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bayfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Periton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shawbrooke Road | Under investigation |
| 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Periton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Periton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Periton Road | β |
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