Total Crime Rate

183.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 183.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 76.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 39.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.3 8/10
  • Public order 19.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.9 9/10
  • Drugs 12.4 9/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Robbery 5.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 6th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Eltham Page , and the 147th highest crime rate of 754 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 6DN) in the last 12 months was 183.6 per 1,000 residents and was 80.4% higher than the Eltham Page average (101.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 76.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westhorne Avenue (SE9 6DN), 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Periton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Basket Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Keynsham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Kingsholm Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horsfeld Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Keynsham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pinnell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pinnell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Briset 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Pinnell Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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