Total Crime Rate
130.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Blanchard Close area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Grove Park , and the 286th 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 Blanchard Close (SE9 4TZ) in the last 12 months was 130.6 per 1,000 residents and was 41.7% higher than the Grove Park average (92.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (β 28.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 46.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Blanchard Close (SE9 4TZ), the main crime hotspot is near Dunkery Road. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lulworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Blanchard Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Widecombe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mottingham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Haven Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mottingham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mottingham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ravensworth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Clarence Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Portland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Blanchard Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ballantyne Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Model Farm Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Clarence Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Porcupine Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Porcupine Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Greenfield Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Nunnington Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nunnington Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Albert Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ravensworth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Widecombe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thursley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harting Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaconsfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunkery Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Portland Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Portland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Portland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Beaconsfield Road | β |
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