Greenwich

At a glance, population and employment estimates for Greenwich.

Population: 289,034
People in Employment: 139,180 (69.8%)
People Inactive: 48,225 (24.2%)
People Unemployed: 12,115 (6.1%)
Number Of Jobs: 82k
Median Salary: £34,509
Mean Salary: £40,999

Crime Statistics

You can view the number of crimes per crime type for this year and the previous. You can also see the trend for each crime type, which shows if crimes committed are getting better, worse or no change.

We also list all of the parliamentary wards for Greenwich. You'll be able to see the crimes for this year so far and also how many crimes per 1000 people.

If you need to see crimes on a street level, you can use the interactive crime map which shows you crimes and their outcome.

Crime rate by type in Greenwich for 2024

Greenwiches most common type of crime is: Violence and sexual offences. In 2023 there were 9,857 crimes and in 2022 there were 10,284 crimes. Which is an decrease of 427 crimes.

Crime Type	Previous Year	Crimes This Year	Trend vs previous year
Violence and sexual offences	9,857	700	Getting Better
Anti-social behaviour	6,756	554	Getting Better
Other theft	3,403	213	Getting Better
Vehicle crime	3,332	212	Getting Better
Criminal damage and arson	2,179	161	Getting Better
Public order	2,075	135	Getting Better
Shoplifting	1,610	134	Getting Better
Burglary	1,679	128	Getting Better
Drugs	1,435	102	Getting Better
Theft from the person	878	62	Getting Better
Robbery	775	43	Getting Better
Other crime	376	25	Getting Better
Possession of weapons	183	17	Getting Better
Bicycle theft	297	8	Getting Better

Number of crimes for Electoral Wards in Greenwich

Think of Electoral Wards as the boundaries your local councillors represent in your area. Electoral Wards will help you get a better picture of how much crime takes place in and around the places you live.

Abbey Wood has the highest crime rate of all the wards in Greenwich, with 0 crimes and 0 crimes per 1000 people. Whilst Woolwich Dockyard has 0 crimes and 0 crimes per 1000 people.

Name	Crimes in 2024	Crimes per 1000 people
Abbey Wood	0	0
Blackheath Westcombe	0	0
Charlton Hornfair	0	0
Charlton Village & Riverside	0	0
East Greenwich	0	0
Eltham Page	0	0
Eltham Park & Progress	0	0
Eltham Town & Avery Hill	0	0
Greenwich Creekside	0	0
Greenwich Park	0	0
Greenwich Peninsula	0	0
Kidbrooke Park	0	0
Kidbrooke Village & Sutcliffe	0	0
Middle Park & Horn Park	0	0
Mottingham, Coldharbour & New Eltham	0	0
Plumstead & Glyndon	0	0
Plumstead Common	0	0
Shooters Hill	0	0
Thamesmead Moorings	0	0
West Thamesmead	0	0
Woolwich Arsenal	0	0
Woolwich Common	0	0
Woolwich Dockyard	0	0

Crime map for Greenwich

Showing crimes from the beginning of the year up until 2024-07. Each Marker on the map represents a crime. Click on the marker to find out more about the crime. Please note, all crime locations are approximate.

Housing Statistics

View average house prices by year. We show property prices from 2010 up until the current year. You can also see property prices over time using our interactive chart.

Average property prices by year for Greenwich

The average property price in Greenwich is higher than the £290,000 UK average. This could indicate a property shortage in the area pushing prices up or that the average household income in Greenwich is higher than average. Building and selling properties in Greenwich could be more profitable.

Year	Avg. Detached Price	Avg. Semi-Detached Price	Avg. Terraced Price	Avg. Flat Price
2023	£962,531.81	£680,651.29	£505,907.91	£369,328.62
2022	£932,490.61	£658,058.15	£491,416.12	£352,008.99
2021	£865,648.88	£610,237.24	£458,727.01	£338,509.80
2020	£830,199.90	£589,188.92	£443,266.22	£337,437.47
2019	£808,154.05	£573,477.46	£431,253.87	£337,969.17
2018	£795,862.77	£561,766.05	£422,331.81	£335,651.86
2017	£793,624.38	£556,981.26	£420,513.38	£341,900.95
2016	£762,846.19	£535,907.67	£405,653.14	£321,885.42
2015	£677,571.54	£477,223.91	£362,453.22	£286,024.93
2014	£604,127.95	£427,921.33	£325,914.35	£257,456.26
2013	£513,597.00	£361,213.44	£275,543.66	£219,525.61
2012	£477,916.04	£337,628.38	£257,006.60	£206,059.79
2011	£465,842.51	£325,397.55	£245,734.00	£201,670.41
2010	£458,511.77	£324,440.28	£246,161.49	£201,448.58

Property prices over time for Greenwich

Showing crimes from 2010 up until July 2024. You can use the interactive chart to zoom in on a timeframe to see greater detail.

Employment and Annual Salary information for Greenwich

The median salary in Greenwich is £34,509 and the mean salary in Greenwich is £40,999.00. The median value is a better indicator of salary in a region since the mean salary can be skewed by a small number of people that are high earners.

Number of Jobs (thousands): 82k
Median Salary: £34,509
Annual Percentage Change: 10.9%
Mean Salary: £40,999

Salary comparison between Greenwich and Outer London

See how Greenwich compares to the rest of Outer London. Jobs per thousand, median and mean salary as well as annual percentage vs last year.

The highest median salary in Outer London is £38,012 in Richmond upon Thames and the lowest median salary is £27,963 in Barking and Dagenham. Greenwich ranks 4 out of 19 in terms of median salary.

Location	Jobs (thousands)	Median Salary	Annual Percentage Change	Mean Salary	Annual Percentage Change
Richmond upon Thames	56k	£38,012	4.1%	£59,511	8.1%
Bromley	104k	£37,749	11.0%	£48,929	9.5%
Kingston upon Thames	54k	£37,495	6.7%	£46,327	1.6%
Waltham Forest	81k	£34,785	8.7%	£39,534	7.3%
Croydon	119k	£34,226	6.7%	£38,172	3.4%
Hillingdon	88k	£34,149	10.8%	£37,670	8.5%
Bexley	83k	£33,829	15.6%	£41,164	8.6%
Barnet	101k	£32,507	8.4%	£39,511	-3.7%
Harrow	70k	£31,935	3.1%	£37,118	-1.1%
Havering	77k	£31,580	3.2%	£36,257	0.5%
Redbridge	73k	£31,512	0.3%	£36,735	-0.5%
Hounslow	85k	£31,104	15.9%	£37,964	11.3%
Ealing	108k	£30,941	4.3%	£41,949	0.9%
Brent	92k	£30,855	8.8%	£38,719	16.1%
Merton	67k	£30,117	0.8%	£42,922	1.0%
Sutton	64k	£29,836	-0.3%	£35,104	-0.4%
Enfield	86k	£29,499	7.2%	£34,060	4.9%
Barking and Dagenham	53k	£27,963	4.8%	£30,006	3.4%