Total Crime Rate

124.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.2 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 124.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 43.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.5 8/10
  • Theft from the person 10.8 9/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Avonley Road area has the 35th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Deptford , and the 295th 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 Avonley Road (SE14 5FD) in the last 12 months was 124.3 per 1,000 residents and was 25.3% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 43.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avonley Road (SE14 5FD), the main crime hotspot is near Lanchester Way. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 29 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 (30/49)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wagner Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Kender Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Theft from the person John Williams Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Williams Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Monson 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Edric Road 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 2026Other theft Besson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Besson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Besson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Hunsdon Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Casella Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edric Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Wardalls Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wrigglesworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wagner Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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