Total Crime Rate

143.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 143.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 45.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.5 8/10
  • Other theft 15.2 9/10
  • Burglary 11.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Somertrees Avenue area has the 19th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Grove Park , and the 238th 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 Somertrees Avenue (SE12 0DB) in the last 12 months was 143.9 per 1,000 residents and was 58.5% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 45.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 69.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Somertrees Avenue (SE12 0DB), the main crime hotspot is near Sandstone Road. Police recorded 87 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Somertrees Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Garden Close Under investigation
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 2026Vehicle crime Garden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balder Rise —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lupton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Balder Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chinbrook Road 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 2026Burglary Thomas Dinwiddy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Tyler Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Tyler Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hope Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amblecote Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chinbrook Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chinbrook Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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