Total Crime Rate
45.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Waite Davies Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Grove Park , and the 154th 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 Waite Davies Road (SE12 0NE) in the last 12 months was 45.1 per 1,000 residents and was 50.4% lower than the Grove Park average (90.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Waite Davies Road (SE12 0NE), the main crime hotspot is near Stoneycroft Close. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Grove Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Helder Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Wildwood Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ratcliffe Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ratcliffe Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ratcliffe Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Ratcliffe Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Stoneycroft Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stoneycroft Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Stoneycroft Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wildwood Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wildwood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Wildwood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wildwood Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Birch Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ronver Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Linchmere Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Birch Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Linchmere Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ronver Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Linchmere Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bramdean Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bramdean Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Birch Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Birch Grove | — |
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