Crime Rates at Pell Street, London, SE8 5ES

Pell Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Evelyn , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 844 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 Pell Street (SE8 5ES) in the last 12 months was 363.1 per 1,000 residents and was 281.4% higher than the Evelyn average (95.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 86 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 1620.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 38.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 141.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pell Street (SE8 5ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 79 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Evelyn Street (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.