Total Crime Rate

70.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 70.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 33.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.7 3/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Greenhithe Close area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Eltham Town & Avery Hill , and the 286th lowest crime rate of 754 local areas in Greenwich .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Greenhithe Close (DA15 8EE) in the last 12 months was 70.9 per 1,000 residents and was 43.0% lower than the Eltham Town & Avery Hill average (124.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 33.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greenhithe Close (DA15 8EE), the main crime hotspot is near Perpins Road. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Greenhithe Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Restons Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forest Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft B2214 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Arlington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting B2214 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambria Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting B2214 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Restons Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Radfield Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alderwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southspring Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Perpins Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Perpins Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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