Total Crime Rate

183.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 183.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 72.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 32.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.6 8/10
  • Robbery 16.2 10/10
  • Burglary 13.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
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

Robert Lowe Close area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Deptford , and the 169th 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 Robert Lowe Close (SE14 5QB) in the last 12 months was 183.3 per 1,000 residents and was 10.1% higher than the Deptford average (166.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 71.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 72.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Robert Lowe Close (SE14 5QB), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Robert Lowe Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Monson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hart'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hatcham Park Mews
Apr 2026Drugs Hatcham Park Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hatcham Park Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hatcham Park Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nettleton Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hart'S Lane
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hart'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hart'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hatcham Park Mews
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Auburn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft New Cross Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order New Cross Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery New Cross Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person New Cross Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person New Cross Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Cross Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hatcham Park Mews
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hart'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hatcham Park Mews
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bawtree Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Egmont Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Joseph Hardcastle Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Joseph Hardcastle Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Joseph Hardcastle Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sanford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Cottesbrook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bawtree Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bawtree Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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