Total Crime Rate
213.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Leafy Oak Road 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 Leafy Oak Road (SE12 9RS) 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 Leafy Oak Road (SE12 9RS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marbrook Court, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Marvels Lane (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cobland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Leafy Oak Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cobland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cobland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cobland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Charlesfield | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dyneley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dyneley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marvels Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Marvels Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Marvels Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dyneley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marbrook Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadow Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Marbrook Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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