Crime Rates at Gosterwood Street, London, SE8 5PB

Gosterwood Street area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Deptford , and the 414th 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 Gosterwood Street (SE8 5PB) in the last 12 months was 93.1 per 1,000 residents and was 45.2% lower than the Deptford average (169.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gosterwood Street (SE8 5PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oxestalls Road, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bowditch (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.