Total Crime Rate

213.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 213.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.6 10/10
  • Drugs 26.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.6 9/10
  • Other crime 13.0 10/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Burglary 7.8 7/10
  • Robbery 7.8 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Marvels Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Grove Park , and the 136th highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Marvels Lane (SE12 9PS) in the last 12 months was 213.0 per 1,000 residents and was 131.2% higher 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 83.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 51.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marvels Lane (SE12 9PS), the main crime hotspot is near Marvels Lane. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Marvels Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cobland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Leafy Oak Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charlesfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dyneley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dyneley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dyneley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marvels Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Marvels Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Marvels Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wicks Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Cobland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cobland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cobland Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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