Total Crime Rate

111.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.9 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 111.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 26.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.4 9/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Le May Avenue area has the 27th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Grove Park , and the 346th highest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Le May Avenue (SE12 0BD) in the last 12 months was 111.5 per 1,000 residents and was 22.8% higher than the Grove Park average (90.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 9.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Le May Avenue (SE12 0BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sandstone Road, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodbury Gardens (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Le May Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodbury Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Garden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lupton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hope Close —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Pullman Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Somertrees Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Le May Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garden Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garden Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chinbrook Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Garden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amblecote Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balder Rise —
Apr 2026Burglary Balder Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chinbrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Luffman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Luffman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chinbrook Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chinbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chinbrook Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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