Total Crime Rate

185.6 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very 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 185.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.5 10/10
  • Other theft 22.7 10/10
  • Burglary 11.4 9/10
  • Theft from the person 7.6 8/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Somertrees 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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.

Crime Over Time in Somertrees Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandstone Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sandstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sandstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sandstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sandstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandstone Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandstone Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandstone Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Sandstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandstone Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dilhorne Close β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Chinbrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Amblecote Close β€”
Sep 2025Public order Amblecote Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Amblecote Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sandstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sandstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Amblecote Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Le May Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edward Tyler Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Edward Tyler Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Thomas Dinwiddy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Thomas Dinwiddy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balder Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Le May Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Napier Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Sandstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hope Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Hope Close Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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