Postcode · London
Crime in SE8 5DF
How much crime is recorded in SE8 5DF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Silwood & Pepys
- Council
- Lewisham
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,658 (2024)
SE8 5DFLondon
How safe is SE8 5DF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SE8 5DF area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
80
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 5DFNational
Shoplifting35.08.4
Burglary19.19.1
Violence and sexual offences8.623.6
Anti-social behaviour7.010.7
Theft from the person6.82.1
Other theft4.94.5
Robbery4.11.4
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Bicycle theft2.41.0
Public order1.34.6
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Drugs0.72.4
Other crime0.21.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 84% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.