Total Crime Rate

130.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 130.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 65.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.3 8/10
  • Other theft 20.1 10/10
  • Burglary 15.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Robbery 5.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Creative Road area has the 34th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Deptford , and the 282nd highest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Creative Road (SE8 3GN) in the last 12 months was 130.7 per 1,000 residents and was 21.5% lower than the Deptford average (166.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 65.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Creative Road (SE8 3GN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bruford Court, where police recorded 203 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Reginald Road (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Creative Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frankham Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Merryweather Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Merryweather Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Merryweather Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Merryweather Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gonson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merryweather Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gonson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gonson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gonson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Creekside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bruford Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bruford Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Merryweather Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merryweather Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bruford Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norman Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norman Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norman Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norman Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norman Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Norman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norman Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merryweather Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B208 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime B208 Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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