Total Crime Rate

45.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · 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 45.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.4 5/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Heather Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Grove Park , and the 168th lowest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heather Road (SE12 0UQ) in the last 12 months was 45.1 per 1,000 residents and was 51.0% lower than the Grove Park average (92.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heather Road (SE12 0UQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hoser Avenue, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coopers Lane (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Heather Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Heather Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Guibal Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melrose Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hoser Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harland Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Baring Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Danescombe —
Sep 2025Public order Farmcote Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pegley Gardens —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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