Total Crime Rate

195.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 195.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.5 9/10
  • Other theft 20.0 10/10
  • Burglary 17.7 10/10
  • Robbery 15.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Mill Lane area has the 17th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Brockley , and the 161st highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mill Lane (SE8 4HN) in the last 12 months was 195.1 per 1,000 residents and was 77.7% higher than the Brockley average (109.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -90.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 84.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 49.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mill Lane (SE8 4HN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 124 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Reginald Road (42 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mill Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crosslet Vale
Sep 2025Robbery Wilshaw Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deptford Broadway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ship Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Seager Place
Sep 2025Other theft Seager Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilshaw Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilshaw Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wilshaw Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Wilshaw Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seager Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Deptford Bridge Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Deptford Bridge Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Deptford Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deptford Broadway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson New Butt Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Deptford Broadway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Deptford Broadway Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Admiralty Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Deptford Bridge Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reginald Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Friendly Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Friendly Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Friendly Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Reginald Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Reginald Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Reginald Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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