Total Crime Rate

158.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.3 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 158.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 68.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Robbery 5.5 7/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Eltham Green Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Blackheath Westcombe , and the 185th highest crime rate of 754 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 158.5 per 1,000 residents and was 98.4% higher 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 68.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.7% 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 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Embry Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Eltham Green Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/53)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Apr 2026Other theft Farnaby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Boyd Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boyd Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowside Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Freeman Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merifield Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merifield Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merifield Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Farnaby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Embry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Messent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edgeworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bayfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bayfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Periton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Westhorne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Westhorne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Westhorne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westhorne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eltham Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Keeling Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Embry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westhorne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Embry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kimbell Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
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Data Sources

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