Crime Rates at Staunton Street, London, SE8 5LU

Staunton Street area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Deptford , and the 147th 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 Staunton Street (SE8 5LU) in the last 12 months was 42.7 per 1,000 residents and was 74.3% lower than the Deptford average (166.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Staunton Street (SE8 5LU), 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.