Crime in Greenwich
Recorded crime in Greenwich is 1.2 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has risen 4%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
299,528 residents in 164 neighbourhoods.
- Safety
- 3/10Above average crime
- Living
- 8.8/10Excellent
- 5-year change
- +4%more crimes
Crime over 5 years
Up 4% in 5 years Recorded crimes in Greenwich, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 1.2× the England and Wales average. 88 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 50% of the harm here
- Burglary: 16% of the harm here
- Robbery: 14% of the harm here
Anti-social behaviour: 24 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 2.5 |
| Burglary | 6.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 30.2 |
| Drugs | 4.6 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.7 |
| Other crime | 1.3 |
| Other theft | 9.2 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 2.3 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 10.5 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 6.8 |
| Public order | 6.5 |
| Bicycle theft | 1.3 |
| Shoplifting | 6.0 |
What crimes are recorded in Greenwich
Crimes recorded by the police, April 2025 to March 2026. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
Metropolitan Police did not assign 5.5% of the crimes it recorded in 2025/26 to a council area, so these figures are lower than the true count.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 1,030 | 3.4 | Down 13% |
| Cars broken into | 1,016 | 3.4 | Down 11% |
| Vehicle tampering | 311 | 1.0 | Down 13% |
| Vandalism to homes | 422 | 1.4 | Down 3% |
| Vandalism to other buildings | 132 | 0.44 | Down 12% |
| Vandalism to vehicles | 473 | 1.6 | About the same |
| Arson | 101 | 0.34 | Down 25% |
| Burglary of homes | 713 | 2.4 | Up 8% |
| Burglary of businesses | 329 | 1.1 | Down 24% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 3 | - | - |
| Carrying a knife or blade | 71 | 0.24 | Down 27% |
| Carrying other weapons (including guns) | 162 | 0.54 | Up 10% |
| Robbery of people | 510 | 1.7 | Down 23% |
| Robbery of businesses | 337 | 1.1 | Up 39% |
| Violence with injury | 2,582 | 8.6 | About the same |
| Violence without injury | 4,120 | 13.8 | About the same |
| Stalking and harassment | 2,342 | 7.8 | Up 22% |
| Sexual offences | 931 | 3.1 | Up 7% |
| Shoplifting | 2,679 | 8.9 | About the same |
| Bicycle theft | 246 | 0.82 | Down 28% |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 791 | 2.6 | Down 26% |
| Drug dealing | 582 | 1.9 | About the same |
| Drug possession | 1,236 | 4.1 | Up 6% |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare. These are council-area figures: police.uk street-level data, used for the map and the Safety score, only has the broad categories, and no source publishes murders or stabbings by street.
Metropolitan Police area: 13,806 offences involving a knife or sharp instrument in 2025/26 (16,285 the year before). This covers the whole police force area, not only Greenwich.
Source: Home Office, police recorded knife crime by police force.
Postcode districts in Greenwich
Questions about crime in Greenwich
- Is Greenwich a safe place to live?
- Greenwich scores 3 out of 10 for safety (above average crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
- Is crime going up or down in Greenwich?
- Up 4% over 5 years, from 26,388 recorded crimes a year to 27,444.
- What is the most common crime in Greenwich?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 30 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How many cars are stolen in Greenwich?
- In Greenwich, the police recorded 1,030 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 3.4 per 1,000 residents, down 13% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Greenwich?
- 1,027 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in Greenwich in 2025/26, 3.4 per 1,000 residents, 0.7 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Greenwich last year?
- 3 homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in Greenwich in 2025/26, against 3 the year before.