Total Crime Rate

84.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 84.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 47.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.1 6/10
  • Robbery 13.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Burglary 10.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Myers Lane area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Deptford , and the 367th lowest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Myers Lane (SE14 5RU) in the last 12 months was 84.8 per 1,000 residents and was 49.1% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 47.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Myers Lane (SE14 5RU), the main crime hotspot is near John Williams Close. Police recorded 54 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 Myers Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bridge Meadows Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hunsdon Road 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Samuel Close —
Apr 2026Robbery Mercury Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Mercury Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Monson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Williams Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person John Williams Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery John Williams Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mercury Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hunsdon Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hunsdon Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edric Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edric Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Lovelinch Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lovelinch Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Surrey Canal Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Surrey Canal Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Surrey Canal Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bridge Meadows Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hunsdon Road —
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Data Sources

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