Total Crime Rate

554.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

199.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 554.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 199.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 143.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 118.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 49.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 46.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.4 10/10
  • Other theft 34.3 10/10
  • Public order 31.2 10/10
  • Burglary 21.8 10/10
  • Robbery 21.8 10/10
  • Other crime 15.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 15.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.4 9/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
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

Sandstone Road area has the highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Grove Park , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sandstone Road (SE12 0UU) in the last 12 months was 554.5 per 1,000 residents and was 510.7% higher 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 199.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandstone Road (SE12 0UU), the main crime hotspot is near Sandstone Road. Police recorded 87 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sandstone Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Baring Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Le May Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chinbrook Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chinbrook Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chinbrook Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hope Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Somertrees Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garden Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sandstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garden Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Garden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Garden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balder Rise —
Apr 2026Burglary Balder Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Exford Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sandstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pegley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandstone Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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