Total Crime Rate

34.8 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 34.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Burglary 5.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 1.7 1/10
  • Other theft 1.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Woodyates Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Grove Park , and the 118th lowest crime rate of 844 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 Woodyates Road (SE12 9JL) in the last 12 months was 34.8 per 1,000 residents and was 62.2% lower than the Grove Park average (92.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 14.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodyates Road (SE12 9JL), 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.

Crime Over Time in Woodyates Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Horncastle Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Danescombe —
Sep 2025Drugs Gavestone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mallory Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burnt Ash Hill —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burnt Ash Hill —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burnt Ash Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burnt Ash Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mallory Court —
Sep 2025Drugs Guibal Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Guibal Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Guibal Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Pitfold Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melrose Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elwyn Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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