Total Crime Rate

177.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 177.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.9 8/10
  • Drugs 26.7 10/10
  • Public order 20.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 17.8 9/10
  • Burglary 11.1 9/10
  • Robbery 11.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Pauls Courtyard area has the 24th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Deptford , and the 182nd highest 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 St Pauls Courtyard (SE8 3DR) in the last 12 months was 177.8 per 1,000 residents and was 4.7% higher than the Deptford average (169.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 82.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 105.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Pauls Courtyard (SE8 3DR), the main crime hotspot is near Deptford High Street. Police recorded 244 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Pauls Courtyard area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Deptford High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edward Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Payne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Payne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Benbow Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Benbow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Payne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mcmillan Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Mcmillan Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Adolphus Street
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clyde Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edward Place
Sep 2025Burglary Edward Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edward Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Comet Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ffinch Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ffinch Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Beech Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reginald Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reginald Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reginald Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reginald Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Reginald Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Reginald Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Reginald Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deptford Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Payne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Comet Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Douglas Way Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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