Total Crime Rate
294.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
156.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Orion 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.
View Crime In New Cross Gate| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Stockholm Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bridge Meadows | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Samuel Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Mercury Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Mercury Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mercury Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | John Williams Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | John Williams Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lovelinch Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lovelinch Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Surrey Canal Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Bridge Meadows | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | John Williams Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Reculver Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sketchley Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sketchley Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sketchley Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sketchley Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sketchley Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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