Total Crime Rate

153.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 153.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.8 8/10
  • Burglary 24.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.9 10/10
  • Robbery 9.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Theft from the person 5.0 7/10
  • Drugs 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

Bridge Meadows area has the 28th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Deptford , and the 224th 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 Bridge Meadows (SE14 5ST) in the last 12 months was 153.5 per 1,000 residents and was 9.6% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 49.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bridge Meadows (SE14 5ST), the main crime hotspot is near Surrey Canal Road. Police recorded 48 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 Bridge Meadows area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bridge Meadows Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mercury Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridge Meadows —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bridge Meadows Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Meadows Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Myers Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Samuel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Myers Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridge Meadows —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Surrey Canal Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hunsdon Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sketchley Gardens —
Sep 2025Burglary Lovelinch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lovelinch Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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