Total Crime Rate

145.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 145.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 51.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.4 8/10
  • Other theft 15.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.3 9/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Castleton Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Grove Park , and the 235th 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 Castleton Road (SE9 4DA) in the last 12 months was 145.4 per 1,000 residents and was 60.1% higher than the Grove Park average (90.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 51.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castleton Road (SE9 4DA), the main crime hotspot is near Duddington Close. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Castleton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cobland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Duddington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Duddington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Duddington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Duddington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Duddington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charminster Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Duddington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Charminster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Charminster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grace Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springwood Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springwood Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Springwood Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Springwood Drive —
Apr 2026Public order Lambscroft Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clayhill Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Henry Cooper Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wicks Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wicks Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wicks Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duddington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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