Crime Rates at Watergate Street, London, SE8 3JF

Watergate Street area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Deptford , and the 374th lowest crime rate of 826 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 Watergate Street (SE8 3JF) in the last 12 months was 87.0 per 1,000 residents and was 47.8% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 49.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watergate Street (SE8 3JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mcmillan Street, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Henrietta Close (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.