Deptford North
Middle areaNorth Lewisham. 8,588 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.9 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 96% of people in Deptford North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Deptford North
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Deptford North at a rate of 120.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 122.7 per 1,000 people across Lewisham.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 309 |
| Other crime | 181 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 172 |
| Theft from the person | 114 |
| Burglary | 67 |
| Vehicle crime | 54 |
| Drug offences | 49 |
| Robbery | 47 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 34 |
| Shoplifting | 4 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Deptford North compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Deptford North safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Deptford North at a rate of 120.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 122.7 per 1,000 people across Lewisham.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 85 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Deptford North.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (309), other crime (181) and anti-social behaviour (172).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Lewisham
These figures are published for the whole of Lewisham, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Lewisham and not Deptford North alone. See Lewisham
Deptford North in brief
The median price paid for a home in Deptford North was £362,500 in 2025.
Deptford North had 8,789 usual residents at the census.
About 96% of people in Deptford North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Deptford North, 91.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.