Total Crime Rate

187.0 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 187.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.7 10/10
  • Drugs 14.2 9/10
  • Public order 14.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Other crime 8.5 9/10
  • Robbery 8.5 8/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Giffin Street area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Deptford , and the 171st 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 Giffin Street (SE8 4RH) in the last 12 months was 187.0 per 1,000 residents and was 10.1% higher than the Deptford average (169.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 113.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 110.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Giffin Street (SE8 4RH), 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 Giffin Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/111)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Creekside —
Sep 2025Public order Reginald Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Deptford Broadway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Octavius Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Octavius Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Octavius Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reginald Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Reginald Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Reginald Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Deptford Broadway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Reginald Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hales Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Hales Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Wilshaw Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Wilshaw Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wilshaw Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilshaw Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Deptford Broadway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deptford Broadway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lamerton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Frankham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mary Ann Buildings —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Douglas Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Armada Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Armada Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Frankham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frankham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Frankham Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deptford Broadway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vanguard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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