Total Crime Rate

1034.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 1034.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 259.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 240.2 10/10
  • Public order 107.8 10/10
  • Other theft 93.1 10/10
  • Drugs 63.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 58.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 53.9 10/10
  • Burglary 49.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 44.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 29.4 7/10
  • Robbery 19.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.9 7/10
  • Other crime 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

Well Hall Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Eltham Page , and the 9th 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 Well Hall Road (SE9 6SQ) in the last 12 months was 1034.3 per 1,000 residents and was 827.5% 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 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 81 (≈ 397.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 113.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Well Hall Road (SE9 6SQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Merlewood Place, where police recorded 179 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (59 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Well Hall Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sherard Road
Sep 2025Public order Merlewood Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Passey Place
Sep 2025Other theft Merlewood Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Merlewood Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Merlewood Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Merlewood Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Merlewood Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Merlewood Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Merlewood Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Merlewood Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Merlewood Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Merlewood Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merlewood Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Merlewood Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wensley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Strongbow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Strongbow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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