Total Crime Rate
1034.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sowerby Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Eltham Page , and the 9th 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 Sowerby Close (SE9 6HA) in the last 12 months was 1034.3 per 1,000 residents and was 827.5% higher than the Eltham Page average (111.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 81 (β 397.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 113.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sowerby Close (SE9 6HA), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 109 crimes here, including 59 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sherard Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Police Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Wythfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wythfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wythfield Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wythfield Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wythfield Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wythfield Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wensley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sowerby Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lilburne Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lilburne Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lilburne Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lilburne Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Carnecke Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sowerby Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sowerby Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sowerby Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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