Crime Rates at Capstan Road, London, SE8 3PU

Capstan Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Evelyn , and the 383rd 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 Capstan Road (SE8 3PU) in the last 12 months was 89.3 per 1,000 residents and was 17.6% lower than the Evelyn average (108.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 14.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Capstan Road (SE8 3PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Longshore, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bowditch (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.