Crime in Greenwich district: statistics, rates and trends
33,919 crimes were recorded in Greenwich district in the 12 months to August 2026, 113.2 per 1,000 residents. That is higher than the England and Wales rate of 96.7, and down 3% on the year before.
Table of Contents
- Crime map
- Crime in Greenwich district at a glance
- Crime trends in Greenwich district
- Types of crime in Greenwich district
- Home Office recorded crime in Greenwich district
- Greenwich district compared with nearby districts
- Areas within Greenwich district
- Streets with the most crime in Greenwich district
- What happened after crimes were reported in Greenwich district
- Demographics of Greenwich district
- Fly-tipping in Greenwich
- Questions about crime in Greenwich district
- About this data
Crime map
Violence and sexual offences (10,424), anti-social behaviour (6,482) and shoplifting (2,778) made up 58% of all recorded crime. Its crime rate ranks 58th of the 302 districts covered by this site (1 = highest), in the highest quarter.
| Measure | Greenwich district | London | England and Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crimes, the 12 months to August 2026 | 33,919 | 1,126,877 | 5,618,064 |
| Crimes per 1,000 residents | 113.2 | 124.0 | 96.7 |
| Change on previous 12 months | -3% | -2% | -1% |
| Population | 299,528 | 9,089,736 | 58,127,638 |
Recorded crime in Greenwich district peaked in the year to August 2020 (35,432 crimes) and was lowest in the year to August 2018 (30,469). Between the years to August 2018 and 2026 it rose 11%, while across England and Wales it fell 4%.
| Period | Crimes | Per 1,000 | England and Wales per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year to August 2026 | 33,919 | 113.2 | 96.7 |
| Year to August 2025 | 34,838 | 116.3 | 97.2 |
| Year to August 2024 | 33,219 | 110.9 | 97.9 |
| Year to August 2023 | 32,854 | 109.7 | n/a |
| Year to August 2022 | 32,647 | 109.0 | 102.0 |
| Year to August 2021 | 33,873 | 113.1 | 101.4 |
| Year to August 2020 | 35,432 | 118.3 | 102.7 |
| Year to August 2019 | 32,847 | 109.7 | 101.7 |
| Year to August 2018 | 30,469 | 101.7 | 100.8 |
Month by month
| Month | Crimes |
|---|---|
| August 2026 | 3,049 |
| July 2026 | 3,239 |
| June 2026 | 3,009 |
| May 2026 | 2,806 |
| April 2026 | 2,792 |
| March 2026 | 2,802 |
| February 2026 | 2,618 |
| January 2026 | 2,644 |
| December 2025 | 2,634 |
| November 2025 | 2,680 |
| October 2025 | 2,862 |
| September 2025 | 2,784 |
Compared with England and Wales, Greenwich district recorded notably more robbery (2.3 times the national rate), vehicle crime (77% above the national rate) and theft from the person (64% above the national rate), and notably less criminal damage and arson (36% below) and other crime (26% below). On the year before, criminal damage and arson fell from 1,961 to 1,288 and theft from the person fell from 1,037 to 826.
| Crime type | Crimes | Per 1,000 | England and Wales per 1,000 | Change on year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 10,424 | 34.8 | 34.2 | +5% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 6,482 | 21.6 | 15.4 | -6% |
| Shoplifting | 2,778 | 9.3 | 8.5 | +5% |
| Vehicle crime | 2,640 | 8.8 | 5.0 | +7% |
| Other theft | 2,509 | 8.4 | 6.4 | -1% |
| Public order | 2,046 | 6.8 | 6.7 | -4% |
| Drugs | 1,597 | 5.3 | 3.3 | -17% |
| Burglary | 1,427 | 4.8 | 3.6 | -6% |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1,288 | 4.3 | 6.7 | -34% |
| Robbery | 925 | 3.1 | 1.4 | +9% |
| Theft from the person | 826 | 2.8 | 1.7 | -20% |
| Other crime | 469 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 0% |
| Bicycle theft | 273 | 0.9 | 0.8 | -9% |
| Possession of weapons | 235 | 0.8 | 1.0 | +14% |
What each category covers: crime categories.
27,035 crimes, excluding fraud, were recorded by the police in Greenwich district in the year ending March 2026, according to the Home Office's police recorded crime statistics. That is 90.3 per 1,000 residents, close to the England and Wales rate of 83.2. Among the 272 districts of England and Wales with a figure for that year, Greenwich district had the 82nd highest rate (the street-level ranking above is among the 302 districts with street-level pages on this site, over the 12 months to August 2026).
Of the crimes recorded in the Metropolitan Police area in the year ending March 2026, 5.5% were not assigned to a district. Those crimes are counted in the force and England and Wales totals but in no district, so the figure for Greenwich district is an undercount.
No change on the year or longer series is given for Greenwich district: comparable figures start in the year ending March 2026, because the share of crimes in the Metropolitan Police area not assigned to a district moved from 4.3% in the year ending March 2025 to 5.5% in the year ending March 2026, which changes district totals without any change in crime.
Offences recorded in Greenwich district, the year ending March 2026
The largest category was violence without injury, with 4,120 offences (15% of the total). Relative to England and Wales, rates were highest for robbery of business property (2.4 times the national rate), robbery of personal property (1.9 times the national rate) and possession of drugs (1.7 times the national rate). Rates were lowest relative to the national rate for miscellaneous crimes against society (0.70 times).
| Offence | Offences | Per 1,000 | England and Wales per 1,000 | Index (E&W = 1.00) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence without injury | 4,120 | 13.8 | 13.2 | 1.04 |
| Shoplifting | 2,679 | 8.9 | 8.1 | 1.10 |
| Violence with injury | 2,582 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 1.06 |
| Other theft offences | 2,380 | 7.9 | 6.5 | 1.21 |
| Vehicle offences | 2,357 | 7.9 | 5.0 | 1.56 |
| Stalking and harassment | 2,342 | 7.8 | 10.1 | 0.78 |
| Public order offences | 1,998 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 0.96 |
| Criminal damage | 1,794 | 6.0 | 6.8 | 0.88 |
| Possession of drugs | 1,236 | 4.1 | 2.5 | 1.65 |
| Residential burglary | 1,040 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 1.39 |
| Theft from the person | 791 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 1.49 |
| Other sexual offences | 602 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 0.88 |
| Trafficking of drugs | 582 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 1.64 |
| Robbery of personal property | 510 | 1.7 | 0.91 | 1.87 |
| Miscellaneous crimes against society | 442 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 0.70 |
| Robbery of business property | 337 | 1.1 | 0.47 | 2.37 |
| Rape | 329 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.91 |
| Non-residential burglary | 329 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.98 |
| Bicycle theft | 246 | 0.82 | 0.85 | 0.96 |
| Possession of weapons | 233 | 0.78 | 1.00 | 0.78 |
| Arson | 101 | 0.34 | 0.38 | 0.89 |
| Homicide | 3 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 1.25 |
| Death or serious injury caused by unlawful driving | 2 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.19 |
Districts in the Metropolitan Police area, the year ending March 2026
Of the 32 districts in the Metropolitan Police area with a figure for the year ending March 2026, Greenwich district had the 14th highest rate.
| District | Offences | Per 1,000 | Index (E&W = 1.00) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westminster | 74,649 | 355.5 | 4.27 |
| Camden | 37,587 | 173.3 | 2.08 |
| Kensington and Chelsea | 21,071 | 145.8 | 1.75 |
| Islington | 29,264 | 131.2 | 1.58 |
| Southwark | 38,013 | 120.8 | 1.45 |
| Hackney | 31,080 | 116.5 | 1.40 |
| Lambeth | 36,243 | 114.4 | 1.37 |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | 20,196 | 107.0 | 1.29 |
| Tower Hamlets | 35,377 | 106.6 | 1.28 |
| Haringey | 27,592 | 104.6 | 1.26 |
| Newham | 38,957 | 104.0 | 1.25 |
| Lewisham | 28,390 | 94.2 | 1.13 |
| Hillingdon | 30,158 | 91.6 | 1.10 |
| Greenwich | 27,035 | 90.3 | 1.08 |
| Brent | 31,528 | 89.3 | 1.07 |
| Hounslow | 26,167 | 87.4 | 1.05 |
| Enfield | 27,907 | 85.2 | 1.02 |
| Barking and Dagenham | 19,592 | 84.2 | 1.01 |
| Ealing | 31,075 | 80.5 | 0.97 |
| Croydon | 32,900 | 80.4 | 0.97 |
| Waltham Forest | 22,436 | 80.2 | 0.96 |
| Wandsworth | 25,804 | 76.4 | 0.92 |
| Redbridge | 23,856 | 74.3 | 0.89 |
| Bromley | 23,157 | 69.1 | 0.83 |
| Havering | 18,875 | 68.3 | 0.82 |
| Barnet | 27,467 | 67.8 | 0.81 |
| Kingston upon Thames | 11,533 | 66.8 | 0.80 |
| Sutton | 12,926 | 60.3 | 0.72 |
| Bexley | 15,432 | 60.2 | 0.72 |
| Harrow | 16,108 | 59.5 | 0.71 |
| Merton | 12,952 | 59.3 | 0.71 |
| Richmond upon Thames | 11,267 | 57.3 | 0.69 |
Source: Home Office police recorded crime and outcomes open data tables (released 23 July 2026), gov.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0. Financial years, excluding fraud; how they differ from the street-level figures: methodology.
5 of the 8 nearest districts have a higher crime rate than Greenwich district; the highest is City of London (639.5 per 1,000) and the lowest Bexley district (78.3).
| District | Crimes | Per 1,000 | Rate vs Greenwich district |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bexley | 20,080 | 78.3 | -31% |
| Lewisham | 36,926 | 122.6 | +8% |
| Newham | 50,823 | 135.7 | +20% |
| Tower Hamlets | 48,202 | 145.2 | +28% |
| Southwark | 49,295 | 156.6 | +38% |
| Barking and Dagenham | 24,377 | 104.7 | -8% |
| Bromley | 29,136 | 86.9 | -23% |
| City of London | 9,663 | 639.5 | +465% |
Of the 24 areas within Greenwich district, Woolwich Arsenal had the highest crime rate (198.6 per 1,000) and Eltham Park & Progress the lowest (65.9), 3 times apart.
| Area | Type | Population | Crimes | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woolwich Arsenal | Neighbourhood | 13,005 | 2,583 | 198.6 |
| Greenwich Peninsula | Neighbourhood | 15,469 | 2,839 | 183.5 |
| Woolwich Dockyard | Neighbourhood | 14,075 | 2,385 | 169.4 |
| Greenwich Creekside | Neighbourhood | 13,212 | 1,829 | 138.4 |
| Woolwich Common | Neighbourhood | 13,961 | 1,920 | 137.5 |
| Kidbrooke Village & Sutcliffe | Neighbourhood | 8,283 | 1,095 | 132.2 |
| Charlton Village & Riverside | Neighbourhood | 7,630 | 974 | 127.7 |
| Greenwich Park | Neighbourhood | 9,558 | 1,134 | 118.6 |
| Eltham Town & Avery Hill | Neighbourhood | 17,217 | 2,007 | 116.6 |
| Thamesmead Moorings | Neighbourhood | 12,608 | 1,453 | 115.2 |
| Greenwich | Town | 296,206 | 33,637 | 113.6 |
| Plumstead & Glyndon | Neighbourhood | 23,558 | 2,664 | 113.1 |
| Plumstead Common | Neighbourhood | 15,812 | 1,765 | 111.6 |
| East Greenwich | Neighbourhood | 14,131 | 1,532 | 108.4 |
| Abbey Wood | Neighbourhood | 17,577 | 1,834 | 104.3 |
| West Thamesmead | Neighbourhood | 10,391 | 1,006 | 96.8 |
| Shooters Hill | Neighbourhood | 11,615 | 984 | 84.7 |
| Kidbrooke Park | Neighbourhood | 11,470 | 971 | 84.7 |
| Middle Park & Horn Park | Neighbourhood | 9,630 | 768 | 79.8 |
| Mottingham, Coldharbour & New Eltham | Neighbourhood | 13,507 | 980 | 72.6 |
| Blackheath Westcombe | Neighbourhood | 14,089 | 980 | 69.6 |
| Charlton Hornfair | Neighbourhood | 12,022 | 829 | 69.0 |
| Eltham Page | Neighbourhood | 9,132 | 624 | 68.3 |
| Eltham Park & Progress | Neighbourhood | 11,576 | 763 | 65.9 |
The 10 locations below account for 17% of the crime recorded in Greenwich district over the 12 months to August 2026; the most were recorded at “Supermarket” (1,395).
| Location | Crimes |
|---|---|
| On or near Supermarket | 1,395 |
| On or near Parking Area | 1,045 |
| On or near Shopping Area | 787 |
| On or near Petrol Station | 656 |
| On or near Sports/Recreation Area | 535 |
| On or near Further/Higher Educational Building | 351 |
| On or near Hospital | 336 |
| On or near Murrays Yard | 272 |
| On or near Prison | 228 |
| On or near Greens End | 222 |
Of the 27,437 crimes in Greenwich district with a recorded outcome, 41% ended with the investigation complete and no suspect identified, against 35% across England and Wales; 5.0% were awaiting a court outcome (England and Wales: 5.2%). The 6,482 anti-social behaviour reports have no outcome and are left out.
| Outcome | Crimes | Share | England and Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Investigation complete; no suspect identified | 11,379 | 41.5% | 35.3% |
| Unable to prosecute suspect | 8,810 | 32.1% | 34.5% |
| Under investigation | 2,882 | 10.5% | 11.5% |
| Status update unavailable | 1,509 | 5.5% | 4.7% |
| Awaiting court outcome | 1,361 | 5.0% | 5.2% |
| Local resolution | 603 | 2.2% | 3.1% |
| Court result unavailable | 521 | 1.9% | 2.5% |
| Action to be taken by another organisation | 153 | 0.6% | 1.3% |
| Offender given penalty notice | 82 | 0.3% | 0.1% |
| Offender given a caution | 61 | 0.2% | 0.6% |
| Formal action is not in the public interest | 48 | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| Further investigation is not in the public interest | 25 | 0.1% | 0.5% |
Greenwich district has an estimated population of 299,528 (ONS, mid-2024). Compared with England and Wales it has more households without a car (43%, against 23%), more social housing (31%, against 17%) and fewer retired residents (12%, against 22%). On the England IoD 2025, the small areas (LSOAs) that make up Greenwich district average decile 4.5 (1 = most deprived), more deprived than average.
| Measure | Greenwich district | England and Wales |
|---|---|---|
| Aged 0 to 15 | 19.4% | 18.3% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10.8% | 18.9% |
| Residents 16+ in work | 62.2% | 57.2% |
| Residents 16+ unemployed | 5.3% | 3.4% |
| Residents 16+ retired | 11.8% | 21.6% |
| Residents 16+ who are students | 9.6% | 7.9% |
| Residents 16+ with Level 4 qualifications or above (degree, HND and similar) | 45.7% | 33.8% |
| Residents 16+ with no qualifications | 16.7% | 18.2% |
| Households with no car or van | 43.1% | 23.3% |
| Homes owned outright or with a mortgage | 43.3% | 62.5% |
| Social rented homes | 31.0% | 17.1% |
| Private rented homes | 25.5% | 20.3% |
| Average deprivation decile (1 = most deprived, 10 = least) | 4.5 | 5.5 (England) |
16,638 fly-tipping incidents were recorded in Greenwich in 2024/25 (55.5 per 1,000 residents, against 21.1 across the councils in England that count all incidents), according to the council's return to Defra. Fly-tipping is not in the police figures on this page: fly-tipping in Greenwich has the council's figures by place, type of waste and size, and its enforcement actions and fines.
Is Greenwich district a safe place to live?
Greenwich district recorded 113.2 crimes per 1,000 residents in the 12 months to August 2026, higher than the England and Wales rate of 96.7, and ranks 58th of the 302 districts on this site by crime rate (1 = highest). The categories most above the national rate were robbery and vehicle crime.
What is the most common crime in Greenwich district?
Violence and sexual offences was the most common category, with 10,424 reports in the 12 months to August 2026, followed by anti-social behaviour (6,482).
Is crime in Greenwich district going up or down?
Recorded crime in Greenwich district was down 3% on the year before: 33,919 crimes in the 12 months to August 2026 against 34,838 in the previous 12 months.
What is the population of Greenwich district?
About 299,528 people (ONS mid-2024 estimate), 11% of them aged 65 or over (England and Wales: 19%).
Which police force covers Greenwich district?
Greenwich district is policed by Metropolitan Police.
How many crimes did the police record in Greenwich district in the year ending March 2026?
27,035 crimes, excluding fraud, in the Home Office's police recorded crime statistics: 90.3 per 1,000 residents, against 83.2 across England and Wales.
Which offences are more common in Greenwich district than across England and Wales?
Relative to the national rate, the most over-represented categories in the year ending March 2026 were robbery of business property (337 offences, 2.4 times the England and Wales rate), robbery of personal property (510 offences, 1.9 times the England and Wales rate) and possession of drugs (1,236 offences, 1.7 times the England and Wales rate).
Police-recorded crime from data.police.uk (September 2017 to August 2026), ONS population estimates and Census 2021. Definitions and limitations: methodology.