Total Crime Rate

51.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 51.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Public order 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Avonley Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Deptford , and the 203rd lowest crime rate of 844 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 Avonley Road (SE14 5EP) in the last 12 months was 51.0 per 1,000 residents and was 69.9% lower than the Deptford average (169.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 15.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avonley Road (SE14 5EP), the main crime hotspot is near Pomeroy Street. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Avonley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/45)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leylang Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hornshay Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Besson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Besson Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pomeroy Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Pomeroy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pomeroy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Pomeroy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pomeroy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Besson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Besson Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Besson Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Hornshay Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hornshay Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hornshay Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hatfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hunsdon Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hatfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hatfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Eckington Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avonley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avonley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avonley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lubbock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wardalls Grove —
Sep 2025Burglary Wardalls Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Wardalls Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wardalls Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lovelinch Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Lovelinch Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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