Crime Rates at Woodyates Road, London, SE12 9JJ

Woodyates Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Grove Park , and the 49th lowest crime rate of 844 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 Woodyates Road (SE12 9JJ) in the last 12 months was 19.8 per 1,000 residents and was 78.5% lower than the Grove Park average (92.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 277.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodyates Road (SE12 9JJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Burnt Ash Hill, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mallory Court (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.