Total Crime Rate

96.3 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 96.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.8 8/10
  • Burglary 11.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Theft from the person 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

Mottingham Lane area has the 35th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Grove Park , and the 412th highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mottingham Lane (SE9 4RT) in the last 12 months was 96.3 per 1,000 residents and was 4.5% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.9% 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 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mottingham Lane (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Mottingham Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carters Hill Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Carters Hill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cedar Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Mount Under investigation
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Data Sources

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