Total Crime Rate

294.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 294.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.9 9/10
  • Other theft 39.9 10/10
  • Robbery 27.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.6 10/10
  • Burglary 24.5 10/10
  • Public order 18.4 9/10
  • Drugs 15.3 9/10
  • Theft from the person 12.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Samuel Close area has the 12th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Deptford , and the 70th highest crime rate of 844 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 Samuel Close (SE14 5RP) in the last 12 months was 294.5 per 1,000 residents and was 73.4% higher 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 116.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Samuel Close (SE14 5RP), the main crime hotspot is near John Williams Close. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Samuel Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Samuel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bridge Meadows Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Edric Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hunsdon Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mercury Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Joseph Hardcastle Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Myers Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Myers Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leylang Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Meadows Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Surrey Canal Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bridge Meadows Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridge Meadows —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridge Meadows —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monson Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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