Total Crime Rate

94.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 94.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Myers Lane area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Deptford , and the 420th highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Myers Lane (SE14 5RX) in the last 12 months was 94.9 per 1,000 residents and was 44.1% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 40.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 98.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Myers Lane (SE14 5RX), 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 Myers Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Edric Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridge Meadows —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mercury Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bridge Meadows Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bridge Meadows Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Meadows Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hunsdon Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lovelinch Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Lovelinch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridge Meadows —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Myers Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Myers Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Rollins Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rollins Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Samuel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Joseph Hardcastle Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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