Total Crime Rate

108.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 108.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.3 9/10
  • Burglary 11.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Lynsted Gardens area has the 13th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Eltham Page , and the 311th highest crime rate of 771 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 Lynsted Gardens (SE9 6LG) in the last 12 months was 108.9 per 1,000 residents and was 2.4% lower 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 57.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lynsted Gardens (SE9 6LG), 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 Lynsted Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Purneys Road —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Shortway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shirebrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bournbrook Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Brenley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brenley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Kingsholm Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsholm Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsholm Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsholm Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shirebrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lynsted Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jacks Acre Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsholm Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Henwick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rancliffe Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsholm Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Carnbrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nesbit Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Purneys Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pinnell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Shortway Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Forster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Carnbrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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