Crime Rates at Prospect Road, London, SE16 2RQ

This area has the 14th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Evelyn , and the 380th lowest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around This (SE16 2RQ) in the last 12 months was 86.6 per 1,000 residents and was 9.0% lower than the Evelyn average (95.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 28.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 196.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode SE16 2RQ, the main crime hotspot is near Cope Street. Police recorded 85 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.