Total Crime Rate

294.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

156.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 294.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 156.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.8 9/10
  • Public order 49.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.7 9/10
  • Robbery 27.6 10/10
  • Other theft 24.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.5 10/10
  • Drugs 18.4 10/10
  • Burglary 15.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Shoplifting 6.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 6.1 7/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Orion Business Centre area has the 12th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Deptford , and the 78th 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 Orion Business Centre (SE14 5RT) in the last 12 months was 294.5 per 1,000 residents and was 76.9% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 156.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orion Business Centre (SE14 5RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near John Williams Close, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Orion Business Centre area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stockholm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bridge Meadows Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Samuel Close
Apr 2026Robbery Mercury Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Mercury Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mercury Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Williams Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery John Williams Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lovelinch Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lovelinch Close
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Surrey Canal Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bridge Meadows Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person John Williams Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Reculver Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sketchley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sketchley Gardens
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sketchley Gardens
Apr 2026Burglary Sketchley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Sketchley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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