Total Crime Rate
100.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
40.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Mottingham Lane area has the 37th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Grove Park , and the 400th highest crime rate of 826 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 Mottingham Lane (SE9 4RT) in the last 12 months was 100.0 per 1,000 residents and was 10.1% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 40.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mottingham Lane (SE9 4RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Carters Hill Close, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cedar Mount (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Mottingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Carters Hill Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mottingham Lane | Under investigation |
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