Crime Rates at Watergate Street, London, SE8 3HW

Watergate Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Greenwich Creekside , and the 50th highest crime rate of 771 local areas in Greenwich .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Watergate Street (SE8 3HW) in the last 12 months was 339.5 per 1,000 residents and was 105.8% higher than the Greenwich Creekside average (165.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 162.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watergate Street (SE8 3HW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Deptford, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hyde Street (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.