Abbey Wood South
Middle areaEast Greenwich. 7,133 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.5 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Abbey Wood South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Abbey Wood South
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Abbey Wood South at a rate of 66.9 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 | 179 |
| Other crime | 95 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 75 |
| Vehicle crime | 52 |
| Drug offences | 34 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 20 |
| Burglary | 12 |
| Robbery | 7 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
| Shoplifting | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Abbey Wood South compares
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Is Abbey Wood South safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Abbey Wood South at a rate of 66.9 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, 64 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Abbey Wood South.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (179), other crime (95) and anti-social behaviour (75).
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 Abbey Wood South alone. See Greenwich
Abbey Wood South in brief
The median price paid for a home in Abbey Wood South was £450,000 in 2025.
Abbey Wood South had 7,041 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Abbey Wood South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Abbey Wood South, 99.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.