Total Crime Rate

108.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 108.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 45.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.0 8/10
  • Other theft 17.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Lambscroft Avenue area has the 29th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Grove Park , and the 359th 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 Lambscroft Avenue (SE9 4PB) in the last 12 months was 108.4 per 1,000 residents and was 19.4% higher than the Grove Park average (90.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 45.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lambscroft Avenue (SE9 4PB), 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 Lambscroft Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Charlesfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Springwood Drive —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Duddington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B226 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Duddington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Duddington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Duddington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Duddington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Duddington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grace Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springwood Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springwood Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duddington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Springwood Drive —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Aldersgrove Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clayhill Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Henry Cooper Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wicks Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wicks Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wicks Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Charlesfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Charlesfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lambscroft Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Charlesfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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