Crime Rates at Burnt Ash Hill, London, SE12 0HH

Burnt Ash Hill area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Grove Park , and the 113th lowest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Burnt Ash Hill (SE12 0HH) in the last 12 months was 36.6 per 1,000 residents and was 59.7% lower than the Grove Park average (90.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 127.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burnt Ash Hill (SE12 0HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Burnt Ash Hill, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Linchmere Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.