Total Crime Rate

353.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 353.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 200.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 30.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.9 10/10
  • Drugs 15.4 9/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Robbery 7.7 8/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Douglas Way area has the 10th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Deptford , and the 53rd 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 Douglas Way (SE8 4AG) in the last 12 months was 353.9 per 1,000 residents and was 108.3% higher 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 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 53.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Douglas Way (SE8 4AG), the main crime hotspot is near Deptford High Street. Police recorded 244 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Douglas Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/116)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Ffinch Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Deptford High Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lamerton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Deptford High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Deptford High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Deptford High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Deptford High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Deptford High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Deptford High Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Baildon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Deptford High Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Deptford High Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Deptford High Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Beech Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Douglas Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Comet Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lamerton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Cross Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Comet Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Edward Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Reginald Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clyde Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Reginald Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Reginald Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Reginald Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edward Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edward Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order New Cross Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edward Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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