Total Crime Rate

87.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 87.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 49.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 11.6 9/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Czar 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 Czar Street (SE8 3JN) 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 Czar Street (SE8 3JN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sayes Court Street, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grinling Place (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Czar Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Edward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mary Ann Buildings —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Deptford —
Apr 2026Drugs Deptford Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ffinch Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ffinch Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Lamerton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lamerton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mary Ann Buildings —
Apr 2026Robbery Mary Ann Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hyde Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sayes Court Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Czar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary New King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Borthwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Brig Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Brig Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Armada Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hyde Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Diana Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Idonia Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Walnut Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Payne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Adolphus Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adolphus Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Edward Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Idonia Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Adolphus Street —
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Data Sources

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