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Crime in SE14

How much crime is recorded in SE14, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Lewisham
Region
London
Population
47,462 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SE14

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in SE14, 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
40.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
87
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

SE14National
Violence and sexual offences24.823.6
Burglary20.59.1
Anti-social behaviour17.510.7
Other theft6.34.5
Theft from the person5.32.1
Shoplifting5.18.4
Public order4.94.6
Vehicle crime4.73.5
Drugs4.32.4
Robbery3.71.4
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Other crime0.91.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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20
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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