Total Crime Rate
419.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Deptford High Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Deptford , and the 36th 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 4RT) in the last 12 months was 419.7 per 1,000 residents and was 147.1% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 146.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Deptford High Street (SE8 4RT), 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 | Robbery | Deptford Bridge | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Wilshaw Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Frankham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Speedwell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hyde Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hyde Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Hyde Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hyde Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hyde Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mary Ann Buildings | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Wilshaw Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Wilshaw Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Frankham 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 | Heston Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heston Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Heston Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heston Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Speedwell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | New Butt Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Speedwell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Douglas Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Frankham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Vaughan Williams Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Reginald Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Admiralty Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Deptford Broadway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Deptford Broadway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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