Total Crime Rate

140.2 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 140.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 29.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.3 6/10
  • Other theft 13.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 5/10
  • Drugs 10.8 8/10
  • Robbery 10.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 8.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Silver 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.

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Crime Over Time in Silver Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery New Cross Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Desmond Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Tarragon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Angus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Angus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Angus Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs New Cross Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson New Cross Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson New Cross Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Desmond Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting New Cross Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hart'S Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime New Cross Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime New Cross Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Cross Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Cross Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Liardet Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Liardet Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Cross Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Cross Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sterling Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hart'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Sanford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hart'S Lane
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifton Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Brocklehurst Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Robert Lowe Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robert Lowe Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Primrose Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hart'S Lane

Data Sources

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