Crime Rates at West Park, Mottingham, London, SE9 4SA

West Park area has the 11th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Mottingham, Coldharbour & New Eltham , and the 319th highest crime rate of 771 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 106.6 per 1,000 residents and was 41.1% higher than the Mottingham, Coldharbour & New Eltham average (75.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 37.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Park (SE9 4SA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shrubsall Close (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.