Crime Rates at Grove Street, London, SE8 3LU

Grove Street area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Deptford , and the 414th lowest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Grove Street (SE8 3LU) in the last 12 months was 93.1 per 1,000 residents and was 45.2% lower than the Deptford average (169.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grove Street (SE8 3LU), the main crime hotspot is near Sayes Court Street. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.