Total Crime Rate

106.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 106.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 20.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.0 5/10
  • Burglary 13.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.7 8/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 6.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Farrow Lane area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Deptford , and the 365th highest crime rate of 826 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 Farrow Lane (SE14 5EA) in the last 12 months was 106.7 per 1,000 residents and was 35.9% lower than the Deptford average (166.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Farrow Lane (SE14 5EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near John Williams Close, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Casella Road (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Farrow Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Patterdale Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Williams Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hatfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Hunsdon Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hunsdon Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hunsdon Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hunsdon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery John Williams Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Monson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hatfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kender Street
Apr 2026Robbery Kender Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Burglary Casella Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Casella Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Casella Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Casella Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Hatfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person John Williams Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eckington Lane
Apr 2026Other crime Sharratt Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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