Postcode · London
Crime in SE8 3PG
How much crime is recorded in SE8 3PG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Silwood & Pepys
- Council
- Lewisham
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,974 (2024)
SE8 3PGLondon
How safe is SE8 3PG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 42.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SE8 3PG area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
42.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
86
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).
SE8 3PGNational
Violence and sexual offences28.523.6
Burglary20.29.1
Anti-social behaviour14.210.7
Public order7.14.6
Other theft7.14.5
Theft from the person7.12.1
Vehicle crime4.33.5
Drugs3.92.4
Robbery3.21.4
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Other crime1.01.5
Shoplifting0.88.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.