Total Crime Rate
19.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kingshurst 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 Kingshurst Road (SE12 9LB) 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 areaβs 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 (β 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 Kingshurst Road (SE12 9LB), the main crime hotspot is near Burnt Ash Hill. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Horncastle Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Pitfold Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Danescombe | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elwyn Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Farmcote Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Melrose Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burnt Ash Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burnt Ash Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Burnt Ash Hill | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Burnt Ash Hill | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Harland Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Guibal Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Guibal Road | Under investigation |
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