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Crime in SE12 9PS

How much crime is recorded in SE12 9PS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Chinbrook
Council
Lewisham
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,687 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SE12 9PS

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 45.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SE12 9PS area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
45.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
88
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 9PSNational
Violence and sexual offences30.023.6
Anti-social behaviour15.510.7
Burglary13.59.1
Vehicle crime7.93.5
Criminal damage and arson7.74.7
Other theft7.54.5
Public order5.84.6
Drugs3.82.4
Robbery2.01.4
Theft from the person1.32.1
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Shoplifting0.88.4
Other crime0.51.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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