What is the crime rate in greenwich?

As of March 2026, greenwich has an annual crime rate of 108.43 per 1,000 residents, based on 2,802 recorded offences in the latest month.

How does greenwich rank nationally for crime?

greenwich ranks #42 out of 330 local authorities by total crime volume.

What is the most common crime in greenwich?

The most common crime type in greenwich is Violence & Sexual Offences with 798 incidents in March 2026, accounting for 28.5% of all crime.

March 2026 Source: Metropolitan Police Service Police

greenwich Crime Intelligence Report

greenwich recorded 2,802 crimes in March 2026, equating to a crime rate of 9.69 per 1,000 residents. This places greenwich at #42 of 330 local authorities nationally by total crime volume. Crime has increased by 7.0% compared to the previous month. Year-on-year, crime levels are 3.2% lower.

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Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: March 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

2,802

trending_up +7.0% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

108.43per 1k

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#258of 330

Top 17% Riskiest UK

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#16rank

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations

Location Reference	Crime Breakdown	Primary Count
On or near Supermarket Map	Shoplifting: 92	92
On or near Shopping Area Map	Shoplifting: 39	39
On or near Petrol Station Map	Shoplifting: 22 Other theft: 7	22
On or near Hospital Map	Violence and sexual offences: 22 Other theft: 4 Possession of weapons: 2	22
On or near Supermarket Map	Violence and sexual offences: 25	25
On or near Parking Area Map	Violence and sexual offences: 22	22
On or near Sports/Recreation Area Map	Violence and sexual offences: 20	20
On or near Eltham High Street Map	Anti-social behaviour: 18	18
On or near Bruford Court Map	Shoplifting: 15	15
On or near Petrol Station Map	Violence and sexual offences: 15	15

Crime Breakdown

March 2026

2,802 Total

Violence & Sexual Offences

798

28.5%

Anti-social Behaviour

509

18.2%

Shoplifting

289

10.3%

Vehicle Crime

217

7.7%

Public Order

188

6.7%

Other Theft

187

6.7%

Criminal Damage & Arson

167

6.0%

Drug Offences

132

4.7%

Burglary

3.2%

Theft from Person

2.9%

Robbery

2.5%

Other Crime

1.4%

Bicycle Theft

0.6%

Weapons Possession

0.6%

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Ward Safety Rankings

23 wards

Highest Crime

#	Ward	Crimes	Rate
1	Greenwich Peninsula	246	166.8
2	Woolwich Dockyard	188	159.0
3	Woolwich Arsenal	194	151.8
4	Greenwich Creekside	158	135.5
5	Kidbrooke Village & Sutcliffe	99	122.1

Safest Wards

	Ward	Crimes	Rate
shield	Charlton Village & Riverside	90	4.8
shield	Mottingham, Coldharbour & New Eltham	81	5.0
shield	Blackheath Westcombe	93	6.2
shield	Eltham Page	53	5.4
shield	Charlton Hornfair	65	5.3

Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +7.0%

Year-on-Yeartrending_down -3.2%

12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.4%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 330 local authorities in England & Wales.

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