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

Topley Street 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 Topley Street (SE9 6JD) 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 Topley Street (SE9 6JD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Meadowside, where police recorded 30 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 Topley Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gerrard Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merifield Road
Apr 2026Theft from the person Highbrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Tilbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Birdbrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edgeworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Messent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Farnaby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Farnaby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merifield Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newhaven Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merifield Road
Apr 2026Other crime Gerrard Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Gerrard Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Gerrard Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gerrard Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gerrard Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowside Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft 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 Boyd Way Under investigation

Data Sources

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