Crime Rates at Old Kent Road, London, SE15 1NL

Old Kent Road area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Deptford , and the 277th highest 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 Old Kent Road (SE15 1NL) in the last 12 months was 132.1 per 1,000 residents and was 20.7% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 37.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Kent Road (SE15 1NL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sylvan Grove, where police recorded 83 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.