Crime Rates at Lovelinch Close, London, SE15 1HL

Lovelinch Close area has the 24th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Deptford , and the 179th highest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lovelinch Close (SE15 1HL) in the last 12 months was 180.2 per 1,000 residents and was 8.2% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 69.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lovelinch Close (SE15 1HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near John Williams Close, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Patterdale Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.