Total Crime Rate

551.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

185.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 551.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 185.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 114.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 102.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 90.6 10/10
  • Other theft 47.2 10/10
  • Burglary 35.4 10/10
  • Robbery 35.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 31.5 10/10
  • Public order 31.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Drugs 11.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 11.8 6/10
  • Other crime 3.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · 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 31 local areas in Evelyn , and the 24th highest crime rate of 826 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 5BE) in the last 12 months was 551.2 per 1,000 residents and was 408.4% higher than the Evelyn average (108.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 185.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around John Silkin Lane (SE8 5BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Trundley'S Road, where police recorded 84 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bush Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in John Silkin Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/64)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Oldfield Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Evelyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clayton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clayton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Clayton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Clayton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Carolean Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carolean Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carolean Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carolean Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hicks Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hicks Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scawen Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crooke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Evelyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Evelyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Silkin Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Evelyn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Evelyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Evelyn Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Trundley'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Trundley'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Trundley'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Trundley'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trundley'S Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trundley'S Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trundley'S Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trundley'S Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trundley'S Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bestwood Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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