Crime Rates at Desmond Street, London, SE14 6JF

Desmond Street area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Deptford , and the 342nd highest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Desmond Street (SE14 6JF) in the last 12 months was 112.1 per 1,000 residents and was 32.7% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 54.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Desmond Street (SE14 6JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clifton Rise, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chipley Street (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.