Total Crime Rate

147.1 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 147.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.0 8/10
  • Other theft 19.6 9/10
  • Burglary 14.7 9/10
  • Other crime 9.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Telegraph Avenue area has the 18th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in East Greenwich , and the 209th highest crime rate of 771 local areas in Greenwich .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Telegraph Avenue (SE10 0TA) in the last 12 months was 147.1 per 1,000 residents and was 29.4% higher than the East Greenwich average (113.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (β‰ˆ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Telegraph Avenue (SE10 0TA), the main crime hotspot is near Christchurch Way. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Telegraph Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cyrus Field Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Twycross Mews β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Banning Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Banning Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Christchurch Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Christchurch Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Christchurch Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Christchurch Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Attwood Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Blackwall Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Twycross Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Twycross Mews β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Banning Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Twycross Mews β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Twycross Mews β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Twycross Mews β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bellot Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Telcon Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Telcon Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Flavell Mews β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Flavell Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flavell Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Banning Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Christchurch Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kossuth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kossuth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Manilla Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Manilla Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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