Total Crime Rate
30.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Yeoman Street area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Evelyn , and the 83rd lowest crime rate of 826 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 Yeoman Street (SE8 5DP) in the last 12 months was 30.4 per 1,000 residents and was 72.0% lower than the Evelyn average (108.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 6.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Yeoman Street (SE8 5DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 113 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Plough Way (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Evelyn| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chilton Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashton Reach | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Plough Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Plough Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Plough Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Plough Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Transom Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Transom Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Transom Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Gullivers Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Onega Gate | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gullivers Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Evelyn Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Evelyn Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Evelyn Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Evelyn Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Evelyn Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Evelyn Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Carolean Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Carolean Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Carolean Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Clayton Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Clayton Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clayton Drive | Under investigation |
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