Mottingham East
Middle areaSouth Greenwich. 7,126 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.3 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Mottingham East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Mottingham East
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Mottingham East at a rate of 77.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 112.6 per 1,000 people across Greenwich.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 172 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 98 |
| Other crime | 80 |
| Vehicle crime | 67 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 45 |
| Drug offences | 41 |
| Burglary | 23 |
| Robbery | 11 |
| Shoplifting | 10 |
| Theft from the person | 4 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Mottingham East compares
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Is Mottingham East safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Mottingham East at a rate of 77.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 112.6 per 1,000 people across Greenwich.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 38 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Mottingham East.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (172), anti-social behaviour (98) and other crime (80).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Greenwich
These figures are published for the whole of Greenwich, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Greenwich and not Mottingham East alone. See Greenwich
Mottingham East in brief
The median price paid for a home in Mottingham East was £435,000 in 2025.
Mottingham East had 7,046 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Mottingham East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Mottingham East, 95.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.