Total Crime Rate
123.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Tarragon Close area has the 34th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Deptford , and the 305th 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 Tarragon Close (SE14 6DL) in the last 12 months was 123.7 per 1,000 residents and was 27.2% lower than the Deptford average (169.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Drugs with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 366.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (β 38.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 53.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Tarragon Close (SE14 6DL), the main crime hotspot is near New Cross Road. Police recorded 79 crimes here, including 30 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Hart'S Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Whitcher Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Woodrush Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hart'S Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hart'S Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Robert Lowe Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Robert Lowe Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Archer Square | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sterling Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Liardet Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Liardet Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitcher Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Desmond Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Desmond Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Whitcher Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Southerngate Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hart'S Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hart'S Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Primrose Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hart'S Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hart'S Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hart'S Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hart'S Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Whitcher Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Goodwood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Goodwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Whitcher Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitcher Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hart'S Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Ludwick Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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