Total Crime Rate

142.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 142.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.6 7/10
  • Drugs 13.3 9/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 6.6 7/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Rancliffe Gardens area has the 10th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Eltham Page , and the 224th 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 Rancliffe Gardens (SE9 6JZ) in the last 12 months was 142.9 per 1,000 residents and was 28.1% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 73.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 71.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rancliffe Gardens (SE9 6JZ), the main crime hotspot is near Rancliffe Gardens. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Rancliffe Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horsfeld Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsholm Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cobbett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kidbrooke Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Kidbrooke Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Shortway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rancliffe Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Henwick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsholm Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Shortway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsholm Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsholm Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Kingsholm Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brenley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Brenley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lynsted Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Froissart Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsholm Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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