Total Crime Rate
49.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
30.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Childeric 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.
View Crime In Deptford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Cottesbrook Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Laurie Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Laurie Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Laurie Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifton Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Batavia Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Batavia Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Batavia Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Batavia Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Batavia Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Batavia Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Batavia Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Batavia Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Dixon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Achilles Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Batavia Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parkfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grehan Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Grehan Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Grehan Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Grehan Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Grehan Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Exeter Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Exeter Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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