Total Crime Rate

471.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

158.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 471.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 158.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 99.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 96.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 61.3 10/10
  • Drugs 54.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.7 10/10
  • Robbery 30.7 10/10
  • Other theft 21.2 10/10
  • Public order 21.2 9/10
  • Burglary 16.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Other crime 4.7 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.7 3/10
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

New Cross Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Deptford , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around New Cross Road (SE14 6LA) in the last 12 months was 471.7 per 1,000 residents and was 183.3% higher than the Deptford average (166.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -59.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 158.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Cross Road (SE14 6LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parkfield Road, where police recorded 143 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near New Cross (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in New Cross Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/73)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Angus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Exeter Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Exeter Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brindley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Chestnut Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parkfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Grehan Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parkfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parkfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parkfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parkfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parkfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parkfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Grehan Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Grehan Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Achilles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mornington Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Glenville Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mornington Road —
Apr 2026Public order Mornington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mornington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Mornington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Mornington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alpha Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Grehan Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mornington Road —
Apr 2026Robbery New Cross Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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