Total Crime Rate

423.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 423.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 100.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 38.0 10/10
  • Drugs 29.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.2 10/10
  • Burglary 24.5 10/10
  • Public order 24.5 10/10
  • Other theft 16.3 9/10
  • Robbery 16.3 10/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 5.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Mornington Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Deptford , and the 34th 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 Mornington Road (SE8 4BN) in the last 12 months was 423.9 per 1,000 residents and was 149.6% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 135.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mornington Road (SE8 4BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parkfield Road, where police recorded 138 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grehan Mews (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mornington Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary New Cross Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Florence Road
Sep 2025Other theft Stanley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stanley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mornington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alpha Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edward Street
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Warwickshire Path Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Mornington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Florence Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Napier Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Payne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Payne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Payne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Payne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Payne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Payne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Adolphus Street
Sep 2025Drugs Florence Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Stanley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Napier Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edward Place
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Grehan Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parkfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parkfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Exeter Way Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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