Total Crime Rate

87.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 87.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 26.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.5 7/10
  • Other theft 11.6 8/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Elmstead Lane area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Grove Park , and the 377th lowest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elmstead Lane (BR7 5EN) in the last 12 months was 87.2 per 1,000 residents and was 4.0% lower than the Grove Park average (90.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elmstead Lane (BR7 5EN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dunkery Road, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Offenham Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Elmstead Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spekehill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Framlingham Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dunkery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dunkery Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cranmore Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holt Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Offenham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Offenham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Walden Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wayside Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Morston Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wayside Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Mells Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Framlingham Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Framlingham Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Cranmore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Framlingham Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Elmstead Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ravensworth Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Keverne Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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