Total Crime Rate

27.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 27.0 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.1 2/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Evelyn Street area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Evelyn , and the 80th lowest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Evelyn Street (SE8 5DG) in the last 12 months was 27.0 per 1,000 residents and was 71.7% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 76.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Evelyn Street (SE8 5DG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 79 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bestwood Street (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Evelyn Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Sapphire Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lighter Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Naomi Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lighter Close
Sep 2025Robbery Lighter Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Lighter Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Oxestalls Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clayton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oxestalls Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxestalls Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Plough Way
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Plough Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Scawen Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bestwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bestwood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bestwood Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Bestwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Bestwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bestwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bestwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Clayton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Plough Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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