Total Crime Rate
92.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Amblecote Road area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Grove Park , and the 402nd lowest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Amblecote Road (SE12 9TR) in the last 12 months was 92.8 per 1,000 residents and was 2.2% higher than the Grove Park average (90.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -5.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (β 12.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Amblecote Road (SE12 9TR), the main crime hotspot is near Wydeville Manor Road. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Grove Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chinbrook Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Garden Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marbrook Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Meadow Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Luffman Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Chinbrook Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Chinbrook Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Balder Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Balder Rise | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Amblecote Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Garden Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Garden Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Luffman Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Garden Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hope Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Garden Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chinbrook Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lupton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chinbrook Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Pullman Mews | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wydeville Manor Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wydeville Manor Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wydeville Manor Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Le May Avenue | β |
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