Total Crime Rate

31.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 31.0 3/10
  • Violent crimes 22.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.1 5/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Marvels Lane area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Grove Park , and the 86th lowest crime rate of 826 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 Marvels Lane (SE12 9PH) in the last 12 months was 31.0 per 1,000 residents and was 65.9% lower than the Grove Park average (90.8 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 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 22.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marvels Lane (SE12 9PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marvels Lane, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Marbrook Court (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Marvels Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balder Rise —
Apr 2026Robbery Meadow Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marbrook Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Tyler Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Thomas Dinwiddy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Tyler Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Luffman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Luffman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chinbrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Chinbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Balder Rise Under investigation
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Data Sources

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