Crime Rate in West Thamesmead, ward

West Thamesmead has the 7th lowest crime rate of 23 wards in Greenwich district and the 2582nd highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 247th lowest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in West Thamesmead in the last 12 months was 80.5 per 1,000 residents and was 31.7% lower than the Greenwich district average (117.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, West Thamesmead’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 451 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 515 (≈ 40.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the West Thamesmead ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Prison. Police recorded 257 crimes here, including 164 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.