Total Crime Rate

215.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 215.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 72.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 39.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.8 8/10
  • Other theft 20.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.2 9/10
  • Drugs 15.6 9/10
  • Burglary 13.0 9/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 10.4 9/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Riddons Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Grove Park , and the 135th 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 Riddons Road (SE12 9QS) in the last 12 months was 215.6 per 1,000 residents and was 137.4% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 72.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Riddons Road (SE12 9QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marvels Lane, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Charlesfield (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Riddons Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marbrook Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wicks Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B226 Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Henry Cooper Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wicks Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wicks Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Lambscroft Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Charlesfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Charlesfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Charlesfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cobland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Roseveare Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Charlesfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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