Crime Rates at Widecombe Road, London, SE9 4HJ

Widecombe Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Grove Park , and the 339th highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Widecombe Road (SE9 4HJ) in the last 12 months was 115.3 per 1,000 residents and was 25.2% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 42.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 128.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Widecombe Road (SE9 4HJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 102 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ravenscroft Crescent (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.