Crime Rate in Mottingham, Coldharbour & New Eltham, ward

Mottingham, Coldharbour & New Eltham has the 4th lowest crime rate of 23 wards in Greenwich district and the 3234th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 166th lowest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Mottingham, Coldharbour & New Eltham in the last 12 months was 70.1 per 1,000 residents and was 40.5% lower than the Greenwich district average (117.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Mottingham, Coldharbour & New Eltham’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 310 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 398 (≈ 26.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Mottingham, Coldharbour & New Eltham ward, the main local crime hotspot is near William Barefoot Drive. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.