Total Crime Rate
64.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ravensworth Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Grove Park , and the 269th 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 Ravensworth Road (SE9 4LT) in the last 12 months was 64.0 per 1,000 residents and was 30.6% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 32.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ravensworth Road (SE9 4LT), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bromhedge | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Haven Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Steyning Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Widecombe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mottingham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mottingham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ravensworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ravensworth Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mells Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mells Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thursley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ravensworth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kimmeridge Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Kimmeridge Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | King And Queen Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | King And Queen Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Keverne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Widecombe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Horning Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Horning Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ravenscroft Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Horning Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wayside Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Offenham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Dunkery Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dunkery Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dunkery Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ballantyne Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dunkery Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Offenham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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