Total Crime Rate

105.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 105.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Drugs 13.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.3 6/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Vandyke Cross area has the 14th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Eltham Page , and the 323rd highest crime rate of 771 local areas in Greenwich .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vandyke Cross (SE9 6DE) in the last 12 months was 105.9 per 1,000 residents and was 5.1% lower than the Eltham Page average (111.5 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 49.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vandyke Cross (SE9 6DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Queenscroft Road, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Vandyke Cross area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lilburne Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lionel Gardens —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lilburne Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Knockholt Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Knockholt Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince John Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince John Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince John Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bloxam Gardens —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lionel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Keynsham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queenscroft Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Eltham Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vandyke Cross Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milne Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Froissart Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Keynsham Gardens —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lilburne Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horsfeld Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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