Total Crime Rate

100.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 100.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 25.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.0 5/10
  • Burglary 16.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 8.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Arklow Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Deptford , and the 397th highest 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 Arklow Road (SE14 6BY) in the last 12 months was 100.8 per 1,000 residents and was 39.4% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 25.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Arklow Road (SE14 6BY), the main crime hotspot is near Grehan Mews. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Arklow Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/73)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Ludwick Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Alexandra Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Alexandra Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Alexandra Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Alexandra Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Alexandra Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Alexandra Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Pilot Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Royal Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abinger Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Childers Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Exeter Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grehan Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grehan Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Grehan Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Grehan Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Grehan Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Grehan Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Exeter Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Abinger Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Achilles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Achilles Street —
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Data Sources

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