Crime Rates at Grove Lane, London, SE5 8ST

Grove Lane area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Champion Hill , and the 255th lowest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Grove Lane (SE5 8ST) in the last 12 months was 80.6 per 1,000 residents and was 13.8% lower than the Champion Hill average (93.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 20.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 49.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grove Lane (SE5 8ST), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Orpheus Street, where police recorded 157 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (96 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.