Total Crime Rate

238.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

103.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 238.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 103.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.1 9/10
  • Other theft 27.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.5 9/10
  • Burglary 18.0 10/10
  • Drugs 13.5 9/10
  • Public order 13.5 8/10
  • Robbery 4.5 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Chinbrook Crescent area has the 9th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Grove Park , and the 113th 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 Chinbrook Crescent (SE12 9TJ) in the last 12 months was 238.7 per 1,000 residents and was 162.9% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 103.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chinbrook Crescent (SE12 9TJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sandstone Road, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodbury Gardens (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chinbrook Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Galahad Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garden Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chinbrook Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lupton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hope Close —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Pullman Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wydeville Manor Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wydeville Manor Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wydeville Manor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Le May Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garden Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chinbrook Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Garden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Garden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amblecote Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chinbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chinbrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Luffman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Luffman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chinbrook Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Somertrees Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Galahad Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodbury Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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