Crime Rate in Telegraph Hill, ward

Telegraph Hill has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 19 wards in Lewisham district and the 2572nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 256th lowest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Telegraph Hill in the last 12 months was 82.3 per 1,000 residents and was 31.4% lower than the Lewisham district average (119.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Telegraph Hill’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 383 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 12 cases , down -7.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -46.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 502 (≈ 30.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Telegraph Hill ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Lanchester Way, with 77 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Turnham Road (31 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.