Total Crime Rate

36.6 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 36.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.1 3/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Horncastle Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Grove Park , and the 130th 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 Horncastle Road (SE12 9LH) in the last 12 months was 36.6 per 1,000 residents and was 60.3% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 261.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Horncastle Road (SE12 9LH), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Horncastle Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burnt Ash Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burnt Ash Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burnt Ash Hill —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burnt Ash Hill —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harland Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Pitfold Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Horncastle Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Danescombe —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linchmere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linchmere Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elwyn Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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