Total Crime Rate

201.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 201.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 82.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.1 9/10
  • Other theft 39.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 25.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Drugs 13.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.8 9/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
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

Deptford Broadway area has the 13th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Brockley , and the 140th highest crime rate of 826 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 Deptford Broadway (SE8 4PH) in the last 12 months was 201.8 per 1,000 residents and was 95.3% higher than the Brockley average (103.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 82.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Deptford Broadway (SE8 4PH), 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 Deptford Broadway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/104)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vaughan Williams Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vanguard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Deptford Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Deptford Bridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seager Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Seager Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seager Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vanguard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cranbrook Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Admiralty Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Admiralty Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Admiralty Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Admiralty Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deptford Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Harton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Harton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Harton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harton Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Friendly Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Deptford Bridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Deal'S Gateway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ship Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Giffin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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