Total Crime Rate
1034.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Well 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sherard Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Merlewood Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Passey Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Merlewood Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Merlewood Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Merlewood Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Merlewood Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Merlewood Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Police Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Merlewood Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Merlewood Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Merlewood Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Merlewood Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Merlewood Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Merlewood Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Merlewood Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wensley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Strongbow Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Strongbow Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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