Crime Rates at Gosterwood Street, London, SE8 5NX

Gosterwood Street 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 Gosterwood Street (SE8 5NX) 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 Gosterwood Street (SE8 5NX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grinstead Road, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oxestalls Road (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.