Total Crime Rate

67.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 67.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 27.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.4 5/10
  • Burglary 12.4 9/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.5 4/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Kingsholm Gardens area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Eltham Page , and the 269th lowest crime rate of 754 local areas in Greenwich .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kingsholm Gardens (SE9 6LD) in the last 12 months was 67.2 per 1,000 residents and was 34.0% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 27.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsholm Gardens (SE9 6LD), the main crime hotspot is near Rancliffe Gardens. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kingsholm Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newhaven Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lynsted Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shortway Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Rancliffe Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wendover Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wendover Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henwick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Kingsholm Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horsfeld Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rancliffe Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lynsted Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pinnell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pinnell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft 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

Data Sources

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