Eltham Town and Avery Hill vs St Mary's and St James

Eltham Town and Avery Hill has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) and recorded 3,231 crimes in the last 12 months. St Mary's and St James has a safety score of 28/100 (Below Average) with 696 crimes. St Mary's and St James scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Eltham Town and Avery Hill shows a year-on-year crime trend of +3.6% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. St Mary's and St James shows +4% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Eltham Town and Avery Hill, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (771 incidents). In St Mary's and St James, it is Violent Crime (174 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Eltham Town and Avery Hill recorded 599 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while St Mary's and St James recorded 166. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Eltham Town and Avery Hill totalled 771 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 174 in St Mary's and St James. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Eltham Town and Avery Hill recorded 3,119 crimes (now 3,231, a change of +3.6%). St Mary's and St James recorded 669 crimes previously (now 696, +4%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Eltham Town and Avery Hill has a resolution rate of 27.9% and St Mary's and St James has 26.9%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Eltham Town and Avery Hill falls within the Metropolitan Police Service boundary. St Mary's and St James is covered by Metropolitan Police Service. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Eltham Town and Avery Hill and St Mary's and St James. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.