Total Crime Rate
106.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Farrow 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.
View Crime In New Cross Gate| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Patterdale Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | John Williams Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Hatfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hatfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wrigglesworth Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wrigglesworth Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edric Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edric Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hunsdon Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hunsdon Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hunsdon Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hunsdon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | John Williams Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Monson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hatfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kender Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Kender Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kender Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lubbock Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Lubbock Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Lubbock Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Lubbock Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Casella Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Casella Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Casella Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Casella Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Hatfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | John Williams Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eckington Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Sharratt Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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