Crime Rates at Canal Approach, London, SE8 5JF

Canal Approach area has the 17th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Deptford , and the 119th 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 Canal Approach (SE8 5JF) in the last 12 months was 234.3 per 1,000 residents and was 40.8% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 78.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canal Approach (SE8 5JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Trundley'S Road, where police recorded 84 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grinstead Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.