Total Crime Rate

233.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 233.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 108.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 82.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.3 9/10
  • Burglary 13.0 9/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Robbery 13.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.3 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

John Williams Close area has the 18th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Deptford , and the 120th 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 John Williams Close (SE14 5XF) in the last 12 months was 233.8 per 1,000 residents and was 40.4% higher than the Deptford average (166.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 82.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around John Williams Close (SE14 5XF), 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 John Williams Close 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 2026Burglary Mercury Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mercury Way —
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 2026Robbery Mercury Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hunsdon Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Lovelinch Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hunsdon Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bridge Meadows Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Surrey Canal Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lovelinch Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wrigglesworth Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wrigglesworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edric Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edric Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hunsdon Road —
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Data Sources

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