Crime Rates at Prince Street, London, SE8 3LQ

Prince Street area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Deptford , and the 348th lowest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Prince Street (SE8 3LQ) in the last 12 months was 79.2 per 1,000 residents and was 53.4% lower than the Deptford average (169.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prince Street (SE8 3LQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sayes Court Street, where police recorded 54 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.