Total Crime Rate

111.4 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 111.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.1 9/10
  • Burglary 11.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Charminster Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Grove Park , and the 353rd highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

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 Charminster Road (SE9 4BW) in the last 12 months was 111.4 per 1,000 residents and was 21.0% higher than the Grove Park average (92.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 23 (β‰ˆ 65.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 64.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charminster Road (SE9 4BW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grace Close, where police recorded 65 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Duddington Close (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Charminster Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dittisham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Duddington Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grace Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grace Close β€”
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Kersey Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kersey Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kersey Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Duddington Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Duddington Close β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Duddington Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Duddington Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Duddington Close β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Duddington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duddington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duddington Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dittisham Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dittisham Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dittisham Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dittisham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duddington Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grace Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grace Close β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Charminster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castleton Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Castleton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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