Total Crime Rate

175.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 175.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.2 8/10
  • Other theft 20.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.2 9/10
  • Burglary 14.1 9/10
  • Drugs 14.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 10.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Robbery 8.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gosterwood Street area has the 25th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Deptford , and the 185th highest crime rate of 844 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 5NZ) in the last 12 months was 175.8 per 1,000 residents and was 3.5% higher than the Deptford average (169.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 70.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gosterwood Street (SE8 5NZ), the main crime hotspot is near Liardet Street. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gosterwood Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Liardet Street —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Whitcher Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grinstead Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Grinstead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grinstead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Milton Court Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vansittart Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Canal Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Desmond Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Desmond Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Liardet Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Blackhorse Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackhorse Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitcher Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Whitcher Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Whitcher Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Childers Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rolt Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Evelyn Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pilot Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alverton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alverton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rolt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rolt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Timberyard Street —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Whitcher Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Timberyard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Dragoon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dragoon Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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