Total Crime Rate

90.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 90.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 51.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.5 8/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Robbery 7.8 8/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Drugs 3.9 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Edward Place area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Deptford , and the 390th lowest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Edward Place (SE8 5PY) in the last 12 months was 90.2 per 1,000 residents and was 45.8% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 51.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edward Place (SE8 5PY), the main crime hotspot is near Deptford High Street. Police recorded 183 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Edward Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/78)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Edward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Deptford High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deptford High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deptford High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Deptford High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Deptford High Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Deptford High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Deptford High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Deptford High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Deptford High Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deptford High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Deptford High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Deptford High Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Drugs Deptford High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Deptford High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Deptford High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Deptford High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Deptford High Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deptford High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Lamerton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Comet Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mornington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Armada Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Brig Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Brig Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baildon Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Glenville Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mornington Road —
Apr 2026Public order Mornington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Mornington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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