Total Crime Rate

180.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 180.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 69.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.8 10/10
  • Burglary 18.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Drugs 11.0 9/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Sharratt Street 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 Sharratt Street (SE15 1PL) 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 Sharratt Street (SE15 1PL), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Sharratt Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Record Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery John Williams Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Violence and sexual offences 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Wrigglesworth Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wardalls Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wrigglesworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edric Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edric Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hunsdon Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hunsdon Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hunsdon Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hunsdon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Williams Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wardalls Grove —
Apr 2026Theft from the person John Williams Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wardalls Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wagner Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Patterdale Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stockholm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Zampa Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Zampa Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wardalls Grove —

Data Sources

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