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Crime in Greenwich by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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10,071crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+10%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Shooters Hilllowest rate61 per 1,000 a year
116.2middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: South End (-24%), Middle Park (-11%) and Well Hall (-10%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1GlyndonSE18 · 40,255 residents 163.6▲ 19%violence
2Greenwich PeninsulaSE10 · 14,723 residents 158.7▼ 5%violence
3GreenwichSE10 · 155,281 residents 148.4▲ 4%violence
4LeeSE3 · 119,844 residents 146.3▲ 2%violence
5Charlton RiversideSE7 · 9,720 residents 142▼ 3%violence
6East GreenwichSE10 · 25,127 residents 140.7▲ 6%violence
7DeptfordSE10 · 42,742 residents 139.9▲ 19%violence
8Abbey WoodSE2 · 20,906 residents 133.7▲ 39%violence
9WoolwichSE18 · 119,444 residents 133.6▲ 16%violence
10Greenwich Town CentreSE10 · 30,274 residents 126.8▲ 18%violence
11South EndSE9 · 7,336 residents 126.5▼ 24%violence
12ThamesmeadSE2 · 20,683 residents 123▲ 7%violence
13PlumsteadSE18 · 28,334 residents 116.2▲ 7%violence
14Middle ParkSE9 · 9,777 residents 105.6▼ 11%violence
15KidbrookeSE3 · 16,924 residents 101.2▲ 13%violence
16Eltham ParkSE9 · 14,638 residents 100.8▼ 10%anti-social behaviour
17Well HallSE9 · 18,108 residents 97.6▼ 10%violence
18ElthamSE9 · 73,105 residents 97.2▼ 5%violence
19ColdharbourSE9 · 18,314 residents 87.1▲ 16%violence
20CharltonSE7 · 23,055 residents 84.1▼ 3%violence
21Horn ParkSE12 · 16,418 residents 80.6▲ 18%violence
22New ElthamSE9 · 11,629 residents 79.5▼ 5%violence
23EdgeburySE9 · 18,101 residents 73.1▲ 22%violence
24Blackheath Royal StandardSE3 · 21,276 residents 68.1▲ 7%violence
25Avery HillSE9 · 10,751 residents 67.3▼ 1%violence
26Shooters HillSE18 · 11,091 residents 61▲ 11%violence

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Greenwich have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Shooters Hill, Avery Hill, Blackheath Royal Standard, Edgebury and New Eltham.

Which areas of Greenwich have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Glyndon, Greenwich Peninsula, Greenwich, Lee and Charlton Riverside.

Is crime going up or down in Greenwich?

Across Greenwich, 10,071 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 10% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.