Total Crime Rate

30.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 30.4 3/10
  • Violent crimes 6.1 1/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Shoplifting 6.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.1 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Yeoman 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.

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Crime Over Time in Yeoman Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chilton Grove
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashton Reach Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Plough Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plough Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Plough Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plough Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Transom Close
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Transom Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Transom Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gullivers Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Onega Gate
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gullivers Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Evelyn Street
Apr 2026Burglary Evelyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Evelyn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Evelyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Evelyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Evelyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carolean Crescent
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carolean Crescent
Apr 2026Robbery Carolean Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Clayton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Clayton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clayton Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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