Total Crime Rate
111.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Charminster 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 areaβs 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 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dittisham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Duddington Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grace Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grace Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Kersey Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kersey Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kersey Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Duddington Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Duddington Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Duddington Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Duddington Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Duddington Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Duddington Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Duddington Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Duddington Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dittisham Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dittisham Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dittisham Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dittisham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Duddington Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grace Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grace Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Charminster Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Castleton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Castleton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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