Total Crime Rate

87.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 87.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 42.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.1 6/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Purneys Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Eltham Page , and the 361st lowest crime rate of 754 local areas in Greenwich .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Purneys Road (SE9 6HX) in the last 12 months was 87.6 per 1,000 residents and was 13.9% lower 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 Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 42.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Purneys Road (SE9 6HX), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Purneys Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edgeworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pinnell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Kingsholm Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lynsted Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lynsted Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pinnell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pinnell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Briset Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forster Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forster Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newhaven Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Periton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bayfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bayfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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