Total Crime Rate

114.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 114.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 39.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 16.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.9 6/10
  • Drugs 11.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.6 8/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • 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 37th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Deptford , and the 333rd highest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Grinstead Road (SE8 5BN) in the last 12 months was 114.2 per 1,000 residents and was 31.4% lower than the Deptford average (166.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 39.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grinstead Road (SE8 5BN), 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 2026Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Other theft Grove Street 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 2026Violence and sexual offences B206 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windlass Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Canal Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Windlass Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Clayton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Clayton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clayton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clayton Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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