Total Crime Rate

110.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 110.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 55.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.4 7/10
  • Burglary 11.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.8 8/10
  • Robbery 5.8 7/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lovelinch 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.

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Crime Over Time in Lovelinch Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Record Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wardalls Grove
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sharratt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sharratt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sharratt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Sharratt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wardalls Grove
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wardalls Grove
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wardalls Grove
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sharratt Street
Apr 2026Burglary Wardalls Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wardalls Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wardalls Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wardalls Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Water Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lovelinch Close
Apr 2026Other theft Lovelinch Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sharratt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wardalls Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sharratt Street
Apr 2026Robbery Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pump Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Record Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Zampa Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Zampa Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stockholm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Zampa Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Wagner Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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