Total Crime Rate

126.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 126.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 57.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.1 8/10
  • Other theft 17.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.2 9/10
  • Public order 14.3 8/10
  • Burglary 11.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 5/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Newhaven Gardens area has the 9th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Eltham Page , and the 261st highest crime rate of 754 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 Newhaven Gardens (SE9 6HR) in the last 12 months was 126.1 per 1,000 residents and was 23.9% higher than the Eltham Page average (101.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 57.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newhaven Gardens (SE9 6HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Periton Road, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bayfield Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Newhaven Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edgeworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carnbrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Lynsted Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lynsted Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Briset Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forster Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newhaven Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forster Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carnbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Periton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Carnbrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bayfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bayfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Tilbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Highbrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Carnbrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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