Total Crime Rate
292.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lonsdale Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Grove Park , and the 71st highest crime rate of 844 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 Lonsdale Close (SE9 4HF) in the last 12 months was 292.9 per 1,000 residents and was 218.0% higher than the Grove Park average (92.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 269.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (β 58.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lonsdale Close (SE9 4HF), 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.
View Crime In Grove Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Lonsdale Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grace Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wicks Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Duddington Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Duddington Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Charlesfield | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Duddington Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Duddington Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grace Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Duddington Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Duddington Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Duddington Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Duddington Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Castleton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Charminster Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Castleton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Duddington Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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