Total Crime Rate
43.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Westhorne Avenue area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Eltham Page , and the 155th lowest crime rate of 754 local areas in Greenwich .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Westhorne Avenue (SE9 6DJ) in the last 12 months was 43.6 per 1,000 residents and was 57.2% lower than the Eltham Page average (101.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Westhorne Avenue (SE9 6DJ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Eltham Page| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Freeman Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Eltham Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pinnell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pinnell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Pinnell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mayerne Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Green Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Keeling Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westhorne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bayfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westhorne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bayfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Messent Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Periton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Westhorne Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Westhorne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Westhorne Avenue | Under investigation |
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