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 3008th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 212th lowest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Mottingham, Coldharbour & New Eltham in the last 12 months was 75.5 per 1,000 residents and was 36.7% lower than the Greenwich district average (119.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Mottingham, Coldharbour & New Eltham’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 350 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 6 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 442 (≈ 29.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Mottingham, Coldharbour & New Eltham ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Green Lane, with 46 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around William Barefoot Drive (27 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.