Crime Rates at Desmond Street, London, SE14 6JX

Desmond Street area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Deptford , and the 337th 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 Desmond Street (SE14 6JX) in the last 12 months was 77.6 per 1,000 residents and was 54.3% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -52.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 40.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Desmond Street (SE14 6JX), 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.