Total Crime Rate

43.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 43.6 4/10
  • Violent crimes 10.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Westhorne 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.

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Crime Over Time in Westhorne Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Freeman Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eltham Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pinnell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pinnell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pinnell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mayerne Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Green Way
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Keeling Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westhorne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bayfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westhorne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bayfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Messent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Periton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Westhorne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Westhorne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Westhorne Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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