Total Crime Rate
140.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Silver Close area has the 30th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Deptford , and the 259th highest crime rate of 844 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 Silver Close (SE14 6DF) in the last 12 months was 140.2 per 1,000 residents and was 17.5% lower than the Deptford average (169.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -47.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 40.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Silver Close (SE14 6DF), the main crime hotspot is near New Cross Road. Police recorded 161 crimes here, including 69 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Deptford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | New Cross Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Desmond Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Tarragon Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Angus Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Angus Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Angus Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | New Cross Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | New Cross Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | New Cross Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Desmond Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | New Cross Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hart'S Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | New Cross Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | New Cross Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Cross Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Cross Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Liardet Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Liardet Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Cross Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Cross Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sterling Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hart'S Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Sanford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hart'S Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifton Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Brocklehurst Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Robert Lowe Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Robert Lowe Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Primrose Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hart'S Lane | — |
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