Postcode · London
Crime in SE12 0RF
How much crime is recorded in SE12 0RF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Grove Park & Lee South
- Council
- Lewisham
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,788 (2024)
How safe is SE12 0RF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 31.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SE12 0RF area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
31.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
SE12 0RFNational
Violence and sexual offences23.823.6
Anti-social behaviour9.210.7
Burglary8.59.1
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Drugs4.12.4
Other theft2.74.5
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Other crime1.01.5
Robbery0.81.4
Public order0.74.6
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.