Crime Rate in Grove Park, ward

Grove Park has the 7th lowest crime rate of 19 wards in Lewisham district and the 2040th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 321st lowest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Grove Park in the last 12 months was 90.8 per 1,000 residents and was 25.1% lower than the Lewisham district average (121.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Grove Park’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 446 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 7 cases , down -22.2% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 552 (≈ 34.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Grove Park ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Sandstone Road. Police recorded 87 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.