Total Crime Rate
130.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
65.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Creative 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.
View Crime In Deptford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Frankham Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Merryweather Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Merryweather Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Merryweather Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Merryweather Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gonson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Merryweather Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Gonson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Gonson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Gonson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Creekside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bruford Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bruford Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Merryweather Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Merryweather Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bruford Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Norman Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norman Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norman Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norman Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norman Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norman Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Norman Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Norman Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Merryweather Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B208 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | B208 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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