Total Crime Rate

155.0 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 155.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.5 9/10
  • Burglary 11.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Robbery 5.9 7/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Appleton Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Eltham Page , and the 193rd 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 Appleton Road (SE9 6NR) in the last 12 months was 155.0 per 1,000 residents and was 39.0% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 78.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 47.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Appleton Road (SE9 6NR), the main crime hotspot is near Kelbrook Road. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Appleton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shirebrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Kelbrook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flintmill Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flintmill Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Shortway Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Shortway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kelbrook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kelbrook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kelbrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kelbrook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sedgebrook Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shirebrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Henwick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bournbrook Road —
Sep 2025Public order Ross Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sedgebrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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