Crime Rates at Seafarer Way, London, SE16 7DR

Seafarer Way area has the 8th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Evelyn , and the 221st 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 Seafarer Way (SE16 7DR) in the last 12 months was 154.5 per 1,000 residents and was 42.5% higher 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 81.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Seafarer Way (SE16 7DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 113 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oxestalls Road (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.