Total Crime Rate

42.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 42.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.2 2/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Robbery 6.8 8/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.4 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.4 1/10
  • Drugs 1.4 1/10
  • Other 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Childeric Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Deptford , and the 157th lowest crime rate of 844 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 42.2 per 1,000 residents and was 75.1% lower than the Deptford average (169.8 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 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 21.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 700.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grehan Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parkfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Desmond Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parkfield Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Parkfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parkfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Parkfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parkfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Nynehead Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nynehead Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Nynehead Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parkfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parkfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Desmond Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parkfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parkfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery St James'S Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parkfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parkfield Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parkfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parkfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parkfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parkfield Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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