Crime Rate in Deptford, ward

Deptford has the 3rd highest crime rate of 19 wards in Lewisham district and the 459th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 107th highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Deptford in the last 12 months was 166.5 per 1,000 residents and was 37.3% higher than the Lewisham district average (121.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Deptford’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 812 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 27 cases , up 3.8% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 14.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -30.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,159 (≈ 65.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Deptford ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Deptford High Street, with 183 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around New Cross Road (73 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.