Crime Rates at Grove Park, London, SE5 8LF

Grove Park area has the 19th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Champion Hill , and the 357th lowest crime rate of 769 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 Park (SE5 8LF) in the last 12 months was 115.9 per 1,000 residents and was 58.3% higher than the Champion Hill average (73.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 40.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grove Park (SE5 8LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shenley Road, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bromar Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.