Total Crime Rate

90.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 90.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 37.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.7 9/10
  • Burglary 12.5 9/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Other theft 3.1 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

West Park area has the 13th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Mottingham, Coldharbour & New Eltham , and the 376th highest 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 West Park (SE9 4SA) in the last 12 months was 90.9 per 1,000 residents and was 30.5% higher than the Mottingham, Coldharbour & New Eltham average (69.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 37.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Park (SE9 4SA), the main crime hotspot is near Shrubsall Close. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in West Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Porcupine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Court Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crossmead —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crossmead —
Apr 2026Other theft Hartsmead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Court Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Court Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Court Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ministry Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Approach —
Apr 2026Other crime Shrubsall Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shrubsall Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Shrubsall Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Porcupine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Approach —
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Data Sources

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