New Eltham
Middle areaSouth Greenwich. 6,381 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 New Eltham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in New Eltham
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in New Eltham at a rate of 67.2 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 | 140 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 91 |
| Other crime | 67 |
| Vehicle crime | 56 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 24 |
| Drug offences | 21 |
| Burglary | 19 |
| Shoplifting | 4 |
| Theft from the person | 4 |
| Robbery | 3 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How New Eltham compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is New Eltham safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in New Eltham at a rate of 67.2 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, 40 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in New Eltham.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (140), anti-social behaviour (91) and other crime (67).
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 New Eltham alone. See Greenwich
New Eltham in brief
The median price paid for a home in New Eltham was £562,500 in 2025.
New Eltham had 6,430 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in New Eltham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In New Eltham, 95.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.