Total Crime Rate

132.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 132.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 37.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.5 7/10
  • Burglary 18.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 18.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.6 8/10
  • Other theft 12.6 9/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Shoplifting 6.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

New Cross Road area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Deptford , and the 277th highest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around New Cross Road (SE14 5DS) in the last 12 months was 132.1 per 1,000 residents and was 20.7% lower than the Deptford average (166.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 37.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Cross Road (SE14 5DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Patterdale Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in New Cross Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/58)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coll'S Road —
Apr 2026Robbery Hatfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wardalls Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wardalls Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wardalls Grove —
Apr 2026Burglary Wardalls Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wardalls Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wardalls Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wardalls Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wardalls Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Water Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eckington Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eckington Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hatfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hatfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Sharratt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hatfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wrigglesworth Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wrigglesworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edric Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edric Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Pomeroy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kender Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kender Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lubbock Street —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lubbock Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lubbock Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Lubbock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wardalls Grove —
Apr 2026Robbery Kender Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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