Postcode · London
Crime in SE14 5EA
How much crime is recorded in SE14 5EA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- New Cross Gate
- Council
- Lewisham
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,844 (2024)
SE14 5EALondon
How safe is SE14 5EA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 41.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SE14 5EA area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
41.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
79
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
SE14 5EANational
Burglary25.59.1
Violence and sexual offences25.223.6
Anti-social behaviour16.310.7
Other theft5.94.5
Theft from the person5.12.1
Drugs4.22.4
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Public order2.94.6
Robbery2.31.4
Possession of weapons2.00.9
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Other crime0.71.5
Shoplifting0.68.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.