Total Crime Rate

146.4 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 146.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 14.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.4 9/10
  • Burglary 9.9 8/10
  • Drugs 9.9 8/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Robbery 5.0 7/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Westhorne Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Eltham Page , and the 212th highest crime rate of 771 local areas in Greenwich .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westhorne Avenue (SE9 6DH) in the last 12 months was 146.4 per 1,000 residents and was 31.3% higher than the Eltham Page average (111.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (β‰ˆ 62.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 56.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westhorne Avenue (SE9 6DH), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Westhorne Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Periton Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ealdham Square β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pinnell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shawbrooke Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Periton Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Periton Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Periton Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Periton Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Periton Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ealdham Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Periton Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horsfeld Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lionel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lionel Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Knockholt Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Knockholt Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Keynsham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vandyke Cross Under investigation

Data Sources

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