Total Crime Rate

137.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 137.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.3 8/10
  • Burglary 16.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 11.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Shoplifting 5.5 4/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Westhorne Avenue area has the 11th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Eltham Page , and the 238th highest crime rate of 771 local areas in Greenwich .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westhorne Avenue (SE9 6JU) in the last 12 months was 137.0 per 1,000 residents and was 22.8% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 60.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westhorne Avenue (SE9 6JU), the main crime hotspot is near Rancliffe Gardens. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 22 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
Sep 2025Theft from the person Kingsholm Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tom Coombs Close
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Well Hall Road
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tom Coombs Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tom Coombs Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tom Coombs Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tom Coombs Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Downman Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsholm Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cobbett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsholm Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsholm Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsholm Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsholm Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rancliffe Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Shortway Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Shortway Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kidbrooke Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kidbrooke Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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