Total Crime Rate

236.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 236.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.9 8/10
  • Drugs 33.5 10/10
  • Public order 23.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 18.9 6/10
  • Other theft 14.7 9/10
  • Robbery 12.6 9/10
  • Theft from the person 12.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 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

New Butt Lane area has the 16th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Deptford , and the 107th 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 New Butt Lane (SE8 4SL) in the last 12 months was 236.9 per 1,000 residents and was 39.5% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -64.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 79.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Butt Lane (SE8 4SL), 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 New Butt Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/101)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson New Butt Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Frankham Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Frankham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frankham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Frankham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Deptford High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Deptford High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Deptford High Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Deptford High Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Deptford High Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Deptford High Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Deptford High Street —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Deptford High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Speedwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Speedwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Speedwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vaughan Williams Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Speedwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Speedwell Street 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
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reginald Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reginald Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reginald Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Deptford High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Octavius Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reginald Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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