Total Crime Rate

938.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

346.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 938.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 346.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 207.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 189.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 113.7 10/10
  • Robbery 78.7 10/10
  • Other theft 67.1 10/10
  • Burglary 58.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 58.3 10/10
  • Public order 52.5 10/10
  • Drugs 35.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 35.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Other crime 8.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.8 9/10
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

New Cross Road area has the highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Deptford , and the 8th 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 New Cross Road (SE14 6AR) in the last 12 months was 938.8 per 1,000 residents and was 463.9% 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 71 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 119 (≈ 346.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Cross Road (SE14 6AR), the main crime hotspot is near New Cross Road. Police recorded 182 crimes here, including 90 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in New Cross Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/56)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bawtree Road —
Apr 2026Public order Batavia Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Batavia Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Batavia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Batavia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Batavia Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Batavia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Batavia Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Batavia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Batavia Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Batavia Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Batavia Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Batavia Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Batavia Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Cross Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Batavia Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Batavia Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laurie Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laurie Grove —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Laurie Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Dixon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime New Cross Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Batavia Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Cross Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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