Total Crime Rate
35.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Keverne Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Grove Park , and the 122nd lowest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around St Keverne Road (SE9 4AQ) in the last 12 months was 35.2 per 1,000 residents and was 61.8% lower than the Grove Park average (92.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (β 14.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Keverne Road (SE9 4AQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 102 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chilham Road (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Elmstead Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Chilham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Keverne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Widecombe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Widecombe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Horning Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Horning Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | King And Queen Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | King And Queen Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Kimmeridge Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kimmeridge Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chilham Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chilham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thursley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chilham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Castlecombe Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ballantyne Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Beaconsfield Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Beaconsfield Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaconsfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaconsfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaconsfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Horley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Horning Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dittisham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dittisham Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ravensworth Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dittisham Road | Under investigation |
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