Total Crime Rate

99.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 99.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.0 5/10
  • Other theft 19.5 9/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Robbery 8.9 9/10
  • Theft from the person 8.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.8 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Nightingale Grove area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Hither Green , and the 400th highest crime rate of 844 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 Nightingale Grove (SE13 6ER) in the last 12 months was 99.1 per 1,000 residents and was 10.9% higher than the Hither Green average (89.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 42.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 38.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nightingale Grove (SE13 6ER), the main crime hotspot is near Arlington Close. Police recorded 115 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Nightingale Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Birdwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leahurst Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arlington Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arlington Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hither Green Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hither Green Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Highfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arlington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Birdwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Chiltonian Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chiltonian Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chiltonian Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Highfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Arlington Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Staplehurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Staplehurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Manor Park —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duncrievie Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightingale Grove —
Sep 2025Other theft Nightingale Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightingale Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightingale Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Manor Park —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leahurst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Arlington Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arlington Close —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Orchid Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arlington Close —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Leahurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Leahurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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