Total Crime Rate

411.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

290.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 411.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 290.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 254.6 10/10
  • Other theft 38.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.6 10/10
  • Public order 29.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 20.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Grove Lane area has the highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Champion Hill , and the 73rd highest 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 Lane (SE5 8SP) in the last 12 months was 411.4 per 1,000 residents and was 461.8% 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 112 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 128 (≈ 290.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 432.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grove Lane (SE5 8SP), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 151 crimes here, including 120 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 (30/88)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashworth Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Artichoke Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camberwell Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Camberwell Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kerfield Crescent —
Apr 2026Other theft Kimpton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Kimpton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harvey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Artichoke Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Artichoke Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Artichoke Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ribbon Dance Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Artichoke Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Artichoke Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Artichoke Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Artichoke Place —
Apr 2026Drugs Jephson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wren Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wren Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wren Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Mary Datchelor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ribbon Dance Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wren Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Brunswick Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grace'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grace'S Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maude Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dagmar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dagmar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dagmar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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