Postcode · London
Crime in SE14 5FA
How much crime is recorded in SE14 5FA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- New Cross Gate
- Council
- Lewisham
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,258 (2024)
SE14 5FALondon
How safe is SE14 5FA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SE14 5FA area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
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 5FANational
Burglary17.39.1
Violence and sexual offences14.923.6
Anti-social behaviour10.210.7
Robbery3.21.4
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Other theft2.54.5
Theft from the person2.22.1
Public order2.14.6
Drugs1.02.4
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.