Total Crime Rate

141.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 141.6 9/10
  • Theft from the person 31.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.3 7/10
  • Burglary 11.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Robbery 5.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • 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

Grove Lane area has the 13th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Champion Hill , and the 334th highest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

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 Grove Lane (SE5 8BG) in the last 12 months was 141.6 per 1,000 residents and was 51.4% higher than the Champion Hill average (93.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 34.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grove Lane (SE5 8BG), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 120 crimes here, including 96 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Grove Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grace'S Mews —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lettsom Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Canning Cross —
Sep 2025Public order Maude Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Maude Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Dog Kennel Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Anderton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Denmark Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Denmark Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lettsom Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Lettsom Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windsor Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stories Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stories Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Grove Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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