Crime Rates at Silwood Street, London, SE16 2TE

Silwood Street area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Evelyn , and the 106th lowest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Silwood Street (SE16 2TE) in the last 12 months was 35.5 per 1,000 residents and was 67.2% lower than the Evelyn average (108.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 14.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Silwood Street (SE16 2TE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Corbett'S Lane, where police recorded 64 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.