Total Crime Rate

155.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 155.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Drugs 11.4 9/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Robbery 9.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 9.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 9.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Wilshaw Street area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Brockley , and the 219th highest crime rate of 844 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 Wilshaw Street (SE14 6TN) in the last 12 months was 155.6 per 1,000 residents and was 41.7% higher than the Brockley average (109.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 74.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wilshaw Street (SE14 6TN), the main crime hotspot is near Deptford High Street. Police recorded 244 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wilshaw Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Deptford Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson New Cross Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Deptford High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Deptford High Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Deptford High Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Deptford High Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Deptford High Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Deptford High Street
Sep 2025Burglary New Cross Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs New Cross Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Deptford High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order New Cross Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order New Cross Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Cross Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Cross Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lucas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lucas Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lucas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Baildon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Deptford High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Nicholas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Comet Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Florence Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Friendly Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Mornington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Friendly Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Alexandra Cottages Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Alexandra Cottages Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Friendly Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Florence Road

Data Sources

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