Total Crime Rate
185.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Somertrees Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Grove Park , and the 173rd 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 Somertrees Avenue (SE12 0DB) in the last 12 months was 185.6 per 1,000 residents and was 101.5% higher than the Grove Park average (92.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -23.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (β 60.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 142.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Somertrees Avenue (SE12 0DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sandstone Road, where police recorded 79 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bus/Coach Station (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sandstone Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sandstone Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sandstone Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sandstone Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sandstone Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sandstone Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sandstone Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sandstone Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sandstone Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sandstone Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dilhorne Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Chinbrook Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Amblecote Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Amblecote Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Amblecote Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sandstone Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sandstone Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Amblecote Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Le May Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edward Tyler Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Edward Tyler Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Thomas Dinwiddy Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Thomas Dinwiddy Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Balder Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Le May Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Napier Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Sandstone Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hope Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Hope Close | Under investigation |
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