Crime Rates at Barfleur Lane, London, SE8 3DD

Barfleur Lane area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Evelyn , and the 169th lowest crime rate of 844 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 Barfleur Lane (SE8 3DD) in the last 12 months was 45.5 per 1,000 residents and was 52.3% lower than the Evelyn average (95.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -58.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barfleur Lane (SE8 3DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Windlass Place, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bowditch (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.