Total Crime Rate

519.7 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 519.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 106.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 98.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 86.6 10/10
  • Robbery 59.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 43.3 8/10
  • Other theft 39.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.6 10/10
  • Public order 19.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.9 9/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Drugs 3.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • 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

John Silkin Lane area has the highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Evelyn , and the 22nd 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 John Silkin Lane (SE8 5BB) in the last 12 months was 519.7 per 1,000 residents and was 446.0% higher than the Evelyn average (95.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 114.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 189.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 90.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around John Silkin Lane (SE8 5BB), the main crime hotspot is near Cope Street. Police recorded 85 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in John Silkin Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/63)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Bestwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bush Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Chilton Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Trident Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Trident Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Evelyn Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cope Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cope Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Cope Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Cope Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Cope Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oldfield Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bestwood Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oldfield Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bush Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Trident Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regeneration Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Mayflower Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Greenland Quay Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Greenland Quay Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trundley'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trundley'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trundley'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Trundley'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Greenland Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Trundley'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Trundley'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Trundley'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person John Silkin Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft John Silkin Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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