Crime Rates at Heston Street, London, SE14 6TT

Heston Street area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Brockley , and the 119th lowest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heston Street (SE14 6TT) in the last 12 months was 34.9 per 1,000 residents and was 68.3% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 10.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -64.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heston Street (SE14 6TT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near New Cross, where police recorded 69 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Deptford Broadway (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.