Total Crime Rate
587.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
191.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hatcham Park Mews area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Deptford , and the 21st highest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hatcham Park Mews (SE14 5PY) in the last 12 months was 587.3 per 1,000 residents and was 252.7% higher 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 82 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 191.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hatcham Park Mews (SE14 5PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hatcham Park Mews, where police recorded 89 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near New Cross Road (33 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 | Other theft | Besson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hart'S Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hatcham Park Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hatcham Park Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nettleton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Musgrove Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hart'S Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Hart'S Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hart'S Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hatcham Park Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hart'S Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Troutbeck Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | New Cross Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | New Cross Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | New Cross Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | New Cross Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Cross Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hatcham Park Mews | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | New Cross Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hatcham Park Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sherwin Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hatcham Park Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Besson Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Besson Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | 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 | Other theft | Casella Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sherwin Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hatcham Park Mews | — |
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