Crime Rates at Watergate Street, London, SE8 3JG

Watergate Street area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Deptford , and the 270th highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Watergate Street (SE8 3JG) in the last 12 months was 136.4 per 1,000 residents and was 19.7% lower 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 166.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 69.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watergate Street (SE8 3JG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grinling Place, where police recorded 46 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.