Total Crime Rate

137.8 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 137.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.0 8/10
  • Other theft 21.6 10/10
  • Drugs 10.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Avonley Road area has the 31st highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Deptford , and the 264th highest crime rate of 844 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 137.8 per 1,000 residents and was 18.8% lower than the Deptford average (169.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (β‰ˆ 54.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 110.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avonley Road (SE14 5FD), the main crime hotspot is near Lanchester Way. Police recorded 77 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leylang Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Besson Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Loder Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avonley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pomeroy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Pomeroy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Pomeroy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pomeroy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hunsdon Road β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Pomeroy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Edric Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Besson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Besson Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Drugs Besson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Besson Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avonley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pomeroy Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avonley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Eckington Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order White Post Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences White Post Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hatfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hatfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hatfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lanchester Way β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lanchester Way β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lanchester Way β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lanchester Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Loder Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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