Total Crime Rate

50.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 50.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 20.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.9 3/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Ashwater Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Grove Park , and the 187th lowest crime rate of 826 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 Ashwater Road (SE12 0LB) in the last 12 months was 50.5 per 1,000 residents and was 44.4% lower than the Grove Park average (90.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashwater Road (SE12 0LB), the main crime hotspot is near Burnt Ash Hill. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ashwater Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bramdean Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corona Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Blenheim Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Danescombe Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Heather Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Heather Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Exford Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pegley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Ashwater Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Farmcote Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Baring Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bramdean Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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