Total Crime Rate
1141.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Deptford High Street area has the highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Deptford , and the 5th highest crime rate of 844 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 Deptford High Street (SE8 4RG) in the last 12 months was 1141.1 per 1,000 residents and was 571.9% higher than the Deptford average (169.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 103 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 65.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 104 (≈ 319.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 87.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Deptford High Street (SE8 4RG), 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.
View Crime In Deptford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hales Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Comet Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Wilshaw Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Wilshaw Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Wilshaw Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilshaw Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilshaw Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Reginald Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Reginald Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Deptford Broadway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Reginald Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Reginald Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Reginald Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hales Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lamerton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lamerton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Deptford Broadway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Deptford Broadway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Speedwell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Frankham Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Vaughan Williams Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Vaughan Williams Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vaughan Williams Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Frankham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Frankham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Frankham Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Octavius Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Deptford Broadway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Octavius Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Octavius Street | Under investigation |
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