Total Crime Rate

439.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

203.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 439.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 203.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 134.3 10/10
  • Drugs 55.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 41.7 10/10
  • Public order 32.4 10/10
  • Other theft 27.8 10/10
  • Robbery 23.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.9 10/10
  • Burglary 9.3 8/10
  • Other crime 9.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Larch Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Deptford , and the 38th highest crime rate of 826 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 Larch Close (SE8 5HT) in the last 12 months was 439.8 per 1,000 residents and was 164.2% higher 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 203.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Larch Close (SE8 5HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sayes Court Street, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grinling Place (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Larch Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/55)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Edward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hyde Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hyde Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Deptford —
Apr 2026Drugs Deptford Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ffinch Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ffinch Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Lamerton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lamerton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Grinling Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abinger Grove —
Apr 2026Other theft Abinger Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Abinger Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dorking Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorking Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sayes Court Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Czar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary New King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mornington Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Brig Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Brig Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grinling Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Diana Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Octavius Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Adolphus Street —
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Data Sources

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