Total Crime Rate

80.0 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 80.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.4 4/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Marvels Lane area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Grove Park , and the 354th lowest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Marvels Lane (SE12 9PA) in the last 12 months was 80.0 per 1,000 residents and was 13.1% lower than the Grove Park average (92.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 166.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (β‰ˆ 21.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marvels Lane (SE12 9PA), the main crime hotspot is near Sandstone Road. Police recorded 79 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Marvels Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Garden Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sandstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandstone Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandstone Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sandstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sandstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sandstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sandstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sandstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sandstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandstone Road β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Sandstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sandstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sandstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Le May Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hope Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Hope Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hope Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandstone Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandstone Road β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Napier Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandstone Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Garden Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Chinbrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edward Tyler Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Edward Tyler Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dilhorne Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pennington Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pennington Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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