Total Crime Rate

77.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 77.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Drugs 9.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dunkery Road area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Grove Park , and the 333rd lowest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dunkery Road (SE9 4LR) in the last 12 months was 77.2 per 1,000 residents and was 16.2% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dunkery Road (SE9 4LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ravensworth Road, where police recorded 43 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.

Crime Over Time in Dunkery Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Southold Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Dunkery Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ravensworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Steyning Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Wayside Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Prestbury Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prestbury Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elmstead Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Offenham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Offenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mottingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mottingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ravensworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ravensworth Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mells Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dunkery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mells Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Haven Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Dunkery Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Kingsley Wood Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Kingsley Wood Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elmstead Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bromhedge Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ravensworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jay Gardens
Sep 2025Public order Dunkery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thursley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dunkery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ravenscroft Crescent

Data Sources

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