Total Crime Rate

49.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.0 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 49.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 30.0 6/10
  • Robbery 13.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.4 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Childeric Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Deptford , and the 178th lowest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Childeric Road (SE14 6DG) in the last 12 months was 49.1 per 1,000 residents and was 70.5% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 11.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 30.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Childeric Road (SE14 6DG), 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 Childeric Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Cottesbrook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laurie Grove
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Laurie Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laurie Grove
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Batavia Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Batavia Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Batavia Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Batavia Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Batavia Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Batavia Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Batavia Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Batavia Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Dixon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Achilles Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Batavia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parkfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grehan Mews Under investigation
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 2026Other crime Exeter Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Exeter Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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