Crime Rates at Lambscroft Avenue, London, SE9 4PB

Lambscroft Avenue area has the 17th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Grove Park , and the 213th 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 Lambscroft Avenue (SE9 4PB) in the last 12 months was 160.8 per 1,000 residents and was 74.6% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 73.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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