Total Crime Rate

88.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 88.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 48.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.2 6/10
  • Robbery 14.2 9/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Archer Square area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Deptford , and the 378th lowest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Archer Square (SE14 6EX) in the last 12 months was 88.1 per 1,000 residents and was 47.1% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 48.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 70.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Archer Square (SE14 6EX), the main crime hotspot is near Grinstead Road. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Archer Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Surrey Canal Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Desmond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Desmond Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vansittart Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vansittart Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Vansittart Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Court Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Liardet Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Grinstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grinstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canal Approach
Apr 2026Drugs Canal Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canal Approach Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canal Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Liardet Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canal Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ludwick Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Archer Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bawtree Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Surrey Canal Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trundleys Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trundleys Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sanford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knoyle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sanford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Archer Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chipley Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chipley Street Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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