Postcode district · London
Crime in SE8
How much crime is recorded in SE8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Lewisham
- Region
- London
- Population
- 54,723 (2024)
SE8Postcode district · London
How safe is SE8
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in SE8, 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
38.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
96
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).
SE8National
Violence and sexual offences24.923.6
Anti-social behaviour19.210.7
Burglary17.49.1
Shoplifting10.28.4
Theft from the person7.52.1
Other theft7.04.5
Public order5.74.6
Drugs4.82.4
Vehicle crime4.03.5
Robbery3.11.4
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Bicycle theft1.91.0
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Other crime0.81.5
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.