Total Crime Rate
52.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
35.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chinbrook Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Grove Park , and the 195th lowest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Chinbrook Road (SE12 9TX) in the last 12 months was 52.2 per 1,000 residents and was 42.5% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 35.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chinbrook Road (SE12 9TX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marvels Lane, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Marbrook Court (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Grove Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Le May Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Chinbrook Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marbrook Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edward Tyler Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edward Tyler Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Thomas Dinwiddy Road | 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 | Other theft | Luffman Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Balder Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Balder Rise | — |
| 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 | Vehicle crime | Garden Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Garden Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Garden Close | — |
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