Total Crime Rate
110.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
55.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lovelinch Close area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Deptford , and the 352nd 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 Lovelinch Close (SE15 1PG) in the last 12 months was 110.1 per 1,000 residents and was 33.8% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 55.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lovelinch Close (SE15 1PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Patterdale Road, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In New Cross Gate| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Record Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wardalls Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Sharratt Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sharratt Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sharratt Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Sharratt Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wardalls Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wardalls Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wardalls Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sharratt Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Wardalls Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wardalls Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Wardalls Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Wardalls Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Water Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lovelinch Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lovelinch Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sharratt Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wardalls Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sharratt Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pump Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Record Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Zampa Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Zampa Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Stockholm Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Zampa Road | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wagner Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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