Total Crime Rate

108.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 108.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 31.4 6/10
  • Drugs 31.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.7 6/10
  • Other theft 14.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · 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 28th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Grove Park , and the 357th highest crime rate of 826 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 Castleton Road (SE9 4DE) in the last 12 months was 108.6 per 1,000 residents and was 19.6% higher than the Grove Park average (90.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 31.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castleton Road (SE9 4DE), 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 (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dunkery Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Horley Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dunkery Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dunkery Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dunkery Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Dunkery Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Dunkery Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunkery Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dittisham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Horley Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Duddington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Horley Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Horley Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kimmeridge Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Kimmeridge Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chilham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Chilham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chilham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chilham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chilham Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kersey Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duddington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chilham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kersey Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charminster Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Charminster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Charminster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Duddington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Court Farm Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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