Total Crime Rate

397.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 397.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 251.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 62.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.5 9/10
  • Public order 25.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.8 6/10
  • Burglary 12.9 9/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Robbery 10.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Grierson Road area has the highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Crofton Park , and the 41st 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 Grierson Road (SE23 1NT) in the last 12 months was 397.0 per 1,000 residents and was 360.2% higher than the Crofton Park average (86.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 117 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 62.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 73.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grierson Road (SE23 1NT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beaumaris Mews, where police recorded 152 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Herschell Road (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Grierson Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boveney Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beaumaris Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brockley Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Wyleu Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herschell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Agnew Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ballina Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whatman Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Whatman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Beaumaris Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beaumaris Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beaumaris Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beaumaris Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beaumaris Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beaumaris Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beaumaris Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beaumaris Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beaumaris Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Honor Oak Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beaumaris Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Boveney Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Boveney Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garthorne Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garthorne Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Honor Oak Park —
Apr 2026Burglary Boveney Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Beaumaris Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beaumaris Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beaumaris Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beaumaris Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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