Crime Rates at Childers Street, London, SE8 5JR

Childers Street area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Deptford , and the 338th lowest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Childers Street (SE8 5JR) in the last 12 months was 77.8 per 1,000 residents and was 54.2% lower than the Deptford average (169.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -64.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Childers Street (SE8 5JR), the main crime hotspot is near Sayes Court Street. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.