Total Crime Rate
938.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
346.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Clifton Rise area has the highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Deptford , and the 8th highest crime rate of 826 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 Clifton Rise (SE14 6EP) in the last 12 months was 938.8 per 1,000 residents and was 463.9% higher 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 71 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 119 (≈ 346.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Clifton Rise (SE14 6EP), 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Bawtree Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | St Donatt'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Dixon Road | Under investigation |
| 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 | Possession of weapons | Laurie Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Achilles Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Laurie Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Laurie Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifton Rise | Under investigation |
| 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Achilles Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Achilles Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Batavia Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Exeter Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mulberry Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grehan Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grehan Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Exeter Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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