Total Crime Rate

95.0 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 95.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.9 6/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dilhorne Close area has the 37th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Grove Park , and the 418th highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dilhorne Close (SE12 0BL) in the last 12 months was 95.0 per 1,000 residents and was 3.2% higher than the Grove Park average (92.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (β‰ˆ 33.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dilhorne Close (SE12 0BL), the main crime hotspot is near Woodbury Gardens. Police recorded 87 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Dilhorne Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandstone Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Amblecote Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Pullman Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Garden Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandstone Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Garden Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Amblecote Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hope Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lupton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Hope Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hope Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Le May Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Le May Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Amblecote Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Amblecote Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Amblecote Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sandstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sandstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Chinbrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chinbrook Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Chinbrook Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chinbrook Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chinbrook Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandstone Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandstone Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodbury Gardens β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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