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 in the UK
- 3/10Above average crime
- Safety in the world
- 7/10Low 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) | 30.1 |
| 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 | 6.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 1.3 |
| Shoplifting | 6.1 |
What crimes are recorded in Greenwich
90.3 crimes per 1,000 residents were recorded in Greenwich in 2025/26 (England and Wales: 83.2).
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 5.4% 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 | 1,031 | 3.4 | Down 13% |
| Cars broken into | 1,018 | 3.4 | Down 9% |
| Vehicle tampering | 311 | 1.0 | Down 12% |
| Vandalism to homes | 422 | 1.4 | About the same |
| Vandalism to other buildings | 131 | 0.44 | Down 11% |
| Vandalism to vehicles | 473 | 1.6 | Up 3% |
| Arson | 101 | 0.34 | Down 24% |
| Burglary of homes | 713 | 2.4 | Up 8% |
| Burglary of businesses | 330 | 1.1 | Down 23% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 3 | - | - |
| Carrying a knife or blade | 73 | 0.24 | Down 25% |
| Carrying other weapons (including guns) | 169 | 0.56 | Up 15% |
| Robbery of people | 513 | 1.7 | Down 23% |
| Robbery of businesses | 333 | 1.1 | Up 37% |
| Violence with injury | 2,585 | 8.6 | About the same |
| Violence without injury | 4,114 | 13.7 | About the same |
| Stalking and harassment | 2,338 | 7.8 | Up 21% |
| Sexual offences | 926 | 3.1 | Up 5% |
| Shoplifting | 2,684 | 9.0 | About the same |
| Bicycle theft | 247 | 0.82 | Down 26% |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 793 | 2.6 | Down 25% |
| Drug dealing | 585 | 2.0 | About the same |
| Drug possession | 1,246 | 4.2 | Up 7% |
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: 13,775 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.
Policing under the elected mayor: Sadiq Khan (Metropolitan Police) →
How often crimes lead to a charge
In Greenwich, 8% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 9,932 | 8% | 4% | 61% | 19% | 8% |
| Shoplifting | 2,657 | 18% | 2% | 16% | 62% | 2% |
| Other theft | 2,575 | 1% | 0% | 18% | 76% | 4% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 2,480 | 1% | 0% | 7% | 89% | 3% |
| Public order | 2,170 | 9% | 1% | 53% | 30% | 8% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 1,966 | 4% | 2% | 32% | 58% | 4% |
| Drugs | 1,917 | 17% | 36% | 38% | 2% | 7% |
| Burglary | 1,517 | 7% | 0% | 15% | 74% | 4% |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 1,062 | 1% | 0% | 12% | 80% | 7% |
| Robbery | 861 | 9% | 0% | 27% | 54% | 10% |
| Other crime | 471 | 18% | 5% | 39% | 22% | 16% |
| Bicycle theft | 300 | 2% | 0% | 7% | 86% | 4% |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 213 | 46% | 2% | 28% | 8% | 16% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 6% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Road collisions
Greenwich, 2023 to 2025: 589 road collisions a year with someone hurt, 108 of them with someone killed or seriously injured. 7 collisions were fatal in those 3 years.
2.0 a year per 1,000 residents (Great Britain 1.5). 18% of them killed or seriously injured someone (Great Britain 26%).
Collisions on public roads that the police recorded where someone was hurt, counted where they happened, so busy through roads and town centres with few residents come out high. Serious and slight use the Department for Transport's adjusted severity, comparable between police forces. Source: Department for Transport road casualty statistics (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Postcode districts in Greenwich
Monthly report: Crime in London falls over the year to August 2026
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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 26,288 recorded crimes a year to 27,389.
- 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 often does crime lead to a charge in Greenwich?
- In Greenwich, 8% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 44% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many burglaries are solved in Greenwich?
- Of 1,517 burglaries reported in Greenwich between September 2024 and August 2025, 7% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 74% were closed with no suspect identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Greenwich?
- In Greenwich, the police recorded 1,031 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?
- 1,026 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.