Crime Rates at Grinstead Road, London, SE8 5BL

Grinstead Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Deptford , and the 114th 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 Grinstead Road (SE8 5BL) in the last 12 months was 228.2 per 1,000 residents and was 34.3% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 97.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 98.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grinstead Road (SE8 5BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clayton Drive, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oxestalls Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.