Total Crime Rate
93.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
62.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ludwick Mews area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Deptford , and the 405th lowest 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 Ludwick Mews (SE14 6NF) in the last 12 months was 93.2 per 1,000 residents and was 44.0% 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 62.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ludwick Mews (SE14 6NF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nightclub, where police recorded 115 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near New Cross Road (57 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Deptford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sanford Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Batavia Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Cross Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Cross Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | New Cross Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Batavia Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Batavia Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Batavia Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Batavia Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Batavia Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Batavia Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Batavia Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Batavia Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Batavia Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Batavia Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | New Cross Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Batavia Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Batavia Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Batavia Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Batavia Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Batavia Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifton Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Laurie Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Laurie Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Laurie Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Cross Road | Under investigation |
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