Total Crime Rate

206.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 206.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.1 7/10
  • Public order 25.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 22.7 7/10
  • Robbery 20.5 10/10
  • Other theft 18.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.4 9/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Theft from the person 6.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 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

Speedwell Street area has the 19th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Deptford , and the 141st 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 Speedwell Street (SE8 4AT) in the last 12 months was 206.8 per 1,000 residents and was 21.8% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 81.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Speedwell Street (SE8 4AT), 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 Speedwell Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Deptford Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ffinch Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilshaw Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Comet Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Speedwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Speedwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Speedwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Speedwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Speedwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Deptford
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deptford Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Ffinch Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wilshaw Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Comet Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Comet Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Comet Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Comet Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Comet Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Comet Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Comet Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Comet Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Comet Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilshaw Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Wilshaw Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Comet Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heston Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order New Cross Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order New Cross Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Cross Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Cross Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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