Total Crime Rate

73.7 per 1,000 6/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 73.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.0 7/10
  • Theft from the person 11.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Deepdene Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction , and the 261st lowest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

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 Deepdene Road (SE5 8EG) in the last 12 months was 73.7 per 1,000 residents and was 43.1% lower than the Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction average (129.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -64.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (β‰ˆ 5.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 98.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Deepdene Road (SE5 8EG), the main crime hotspot is near Ferndene Road. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Deepdene Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sunray Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferndene Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Ferndene Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sunray Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferndene Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Basingdon Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Matlock Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Matlock Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Basingdon Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Basingdon Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ferndene Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ferndene Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Sunset Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Ferndene Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Sunset Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Deepdene Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Sunray Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sunray Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sunray Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sunray Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sunray Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Deepdene Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Deepdene Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Deepdene Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sunray Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Ferndene Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ferndene Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Ferndene Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gylcote Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Finsen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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