Total Crime Rate
80.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Marvels Close 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 Close (SE12 9PB) 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 areaβs 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 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 Close (SE12 9PB), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chinbrook Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sandstone Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sandstone Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sandstone Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sandstone Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sandstone Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sandstone Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sandstone Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sandstone Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sandstone Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sandstone Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sandstone Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sandstone Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Sandstone Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandstone Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sandstone Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hope Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Hope Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hope Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Napier Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Le May Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Le May Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Balder Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Thomas Dinwiddy Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Thomas Dinwiddy Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Pennington Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pennington Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Edward Tyler Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edward Tyler Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sandstone Road | β |
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