Total Crime Rate

93.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 93.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.2 7/10
  • Other theft 12.1 8/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Vansittart Street area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Deptford , and the 419th lowest crime rate of 844 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 Vansittart Street (SE14 6JQ) in the last 12 months was 93.9 per 1,000 residents and was 44.7% lower than the Deptford average (169.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 45.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vansittart Street (SE14 6JQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nightclub, where police recorded 107 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Batavia Mews (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Vansittart Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Pear Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Alexandra Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Arklow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arklow Road —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Ludwick Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arklow Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arklow Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Achilles Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Pear Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Kerry Path Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Achilles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Nynehead Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nynehead Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Nynehead Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Exeter Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clifton Rise —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifton Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Batavia Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Primrose Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Desmond Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Taylor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Taylor Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Taylor Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Taylor Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Liardet Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Liardet Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Desmond Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Exeter Way Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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