Total Crime Rate
137.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Westhorne 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 6TF) 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 6TF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 206 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rancliffe Gardens (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rancliffe Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Well Hall Parade | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Well Hall Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Downman Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Shortway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Shortway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kidbrooke Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cobbett Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Kidbrooke Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tom Coombs Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tom Coombs Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tom Coombs Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tom Coombs Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
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