Total Crime Rate

895.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

263.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 895.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 263.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 227.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 184.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 150.3 10/10
  • Public order 85.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 61.4 10/10
  • Other theft 52.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.7 10/10
  • Drugs 24.5 10/10
  • Robbery 24.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.5 10/10
  • Burglary 15.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.3 10/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
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

Elgar Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Deptford , and the 10th highest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elgar Close (SE8 4AR) in the last 12 months was 895.7 per 1,000 residents and was 438.0% higher than the Deptford average (166.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 74 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 86 (≈ 263.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elgar Close (SE8 4AR), the main crime hotspot is near Deptford High Street. Police recorded 183 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elgar Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/110)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warwickshire Path —
Apr 2026Other theft Wilshaw Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harton Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ship Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ship Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ship Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pearsons Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Speedwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Speedwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Speedwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Wilshaw Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilshaw Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wilshaw Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tanner'S Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Harton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tanner'S Hill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heston Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heston Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baildon Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person New Cross Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs New Cross Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs New Cross Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Florence Terrace Local resolution
Apr 2026Theft from the person Glenville Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Harton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Harton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Mornington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Reginald Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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