Total Crime Rate

383.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

140.8 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 383.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 140.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 126.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 111.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 34.0 10/10
  • Other theft 29.1 10/10
  • Public order 19.4 9/10
  • Theft from the person 19.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.7 9/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Drugs 9.7 8/10
  • Robbery 9.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
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

Grinstead Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Deptford , and the 43rd 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 Grinstead Road (SE8 5BL) in the last 12 months was 383.5 per 1,000 residents and was 130.3% higher than the Deptford average (166.5 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 140.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 42.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grinstead Road (SE8 5BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grinstead Road, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oxestalls Road (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Grinstead Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scawen Road —
Apr 2026Drugs B206 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Childers Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Childers Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Henry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Henry Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Etta Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Timberyard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Royal Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pilot Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B206 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Childers Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B206 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Grove Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Evelyn Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Evelyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Evelyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Evelyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Evelyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Dragoon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Childers Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Grove Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Gosterwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Grinstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxestalls Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hicks Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hicks Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Clayton Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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