Total Crime Rate

137.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 137.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 59.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.0 10/10
  • Other theft 18.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Other crime 11.2 10/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Pennington Way area has the 20th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Grove Park , and the 257th highest crime rate of 826 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 Pennington Way (SE12 9QA) in the last 12 months was 137.6 per 1,000 residents and was 51.5% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 59.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pennington Way (SE12 9QA), the main crime hotspot is near Marbrook Court. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pennington Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Somertrees Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balder Rise —
Apr 2026Burglary Balder Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Luffman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Luffman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Thomas Dinwiddy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Tyler Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Tyler Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marbrook Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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