Crime Rates at Grove Street, London, SE8 3NA

Grove Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Deptford , and the 71st highest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .

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 Street (SE8 3NA) in the last 12 months was 307.9 per 1,000 residents and was 85.0% higher than the Deptford average (166.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 79.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 164.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grove Street (SE8 3NA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sayes Court Street, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alexandra (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.